, while most lepiotoid mushrooms are saprobic --which means they "act" differently; amanitas are associated with trees (with a very few saprobic exceptions), while lepiotoid mushrooms are associated with litter. most lepiotoid mushrooms were once contained in thegenus lepiota and, depending on the...
in a public park in central illinois, in . their gills, which were free from the stem and brown at maturity, placed them in thegenusagaricus —and the large size, strong almond odor, and scaly orangish brown cap put them somewhere in the vicinity ofagaricus augustus or agaricus subrufescens. the former...
the gills are free or almost free from the stem, and are dark brown. the stem breaks away cleanly from the cap—a fact known to anyone who has cleaned commercial "button mushrooms" from the store ( agaricus bisporus ). agaricus species have a partial veil which often forms a ring on the stem. the spore...
least tentatively—through a combination of features. like many species in thegenus its cap is brownish, with a darker center. depending on weather conditions, exposure to sunlight, and idiosyncrasies, the brown covering may break up into aggregations and scales, sometimes exposing a whitish ground...
, woodland species ofagaricus , separated from similar species by its slightly larger spores and the tendency of its cap to become a little yellowish with age. it features a bulbous stem base, a yellowish ring on the stem, and surfaces that turn yellow with koh . two species with smaller spores are...