Agaricus lilaceps

Agaricus lilaceps
A box of Agaricus lilaceps
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Agaricaceae
Genus: Agaricus
Species:
A. lilaceps
Binomial name
Agaricus lilaceps
Zeller (1938)
Agaricus lilaceps
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Gills on hymenium
Cap is flat or depressed
Hymenium is free
Stipe is bare
Spore print is blackish-brown
Ecology is mycorrhizal
Edibility is choice

Agaricus lilaceps, also known as the cypress agaricus or the giant cypress agaricus is a species of mushroom. It is among the largest and most choice edible Agaricus species in California.[1] Aside from size, Agaricus lilaceps is characterized by a robust stature, as the stipe often club-shaped.[2]

  1. ^ Kerrigan, Richard W. (1986). The Agaricales (Gilled Fungi) of California. 6. Agaricaceae. Mad River Press: Eureka, CA. page 62
  2. ^ Kerrigan, R. W. (1985). Studies in Agaricus II: Agaricus lilaceps re-evaluated. Mycologia 77: 137–141.