The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').
Stage | Summary | Taxon | Vernacular | Classification | References | |||
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fruitbody | fruitbody is associated with | POACEAE | grasses, couch | Poales | Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 |
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fruitbody | fruitbody is associated with | POACEAE | grasses, couch | Poales | Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 |
Author & Year | Title | Source |
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Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 | Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota | 517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |
Agaricus crocodilinus (Macro Mushroom) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:
NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Agaricus crocodilinus (Macro Mushroom) |
Handling & Magnification | Author | Year | Title | Source |
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Pearson, A.A. | 1946 | New Records and Observations. III | TBMS Vol 29 (4): 191-210, IN1-5. |
Agaricus crocodilinus (Macro Mushroom) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:
Author | Year | Title | Source |
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Luszczynski, J. | 2008 | Three species of the genus Agaricus new to Poland | Acta Mycologica Vol 43 (2): 161-165. |
Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Agaricus crocodilinus (Macro Mushroom):
BioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 33 images of Agaricus crocodilinus (Macro Mushroom) |
This is one of our largest mushrooms with a cap up to 30cm diameter. It is recognised by the large size, shaggy stem and large pendent ring with marginal scales on the underside. It is fairly common in grassland. The species is being cultivated industrially in a few countries. It was formerly known as Agaricus macrosporus.
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