| Stropharia | |
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| Stropharia aeruginosa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Strophariaceae |
| Genus: | Stropharia (Fr.) Quél. (1872) |
| Type species | |
| Stropharia aeruginosa (Curtis) Quél. (1872)
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The genus Stropharia (sometimes known by the common name roundheads) is a group of medium to large agarics with a distinct membranous ring on the stipe. Well-known members of this genus include the edible Stropharia rugosoannulata and the blue-green verdigris agarics (Stropharia aeruginosa and allies). Stropharia are not generally regarded as good to eat and there are doubts over the edibility of several species. However the species Stropharia rugosoannulata is regarded as prized and delicious when young and is now the premier mushroom for outdoor bed culture by mycophiles in temperate climates.[2]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
urlMycoBank Strophariawas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Paul Stamets, Growing gourmet and medicinal mushrooms, pg. 334, Ten Speed Press, 3rd ed. (2000), ISBN 1-58008-175-4