augustus . like its west-coast counterpart it has a large cap adorned with brown scales, and a strong odor, reminiscent of almonds. however, its young cap is more rounded (the cap ofagaricus augustus is often blocky when young), and it appears in high-elevation spruce-fir forests (agaricus augustus...
andrewii can be separated by its spores, which generally fall in the – μm range, length-wise. like other species in the group it grows in grass and features a whitish cap, gills that progress from pink to brown, and a pointed stem base. by maturity the ring is usually collapsed and not prominent. agaricus...
its cap is white, its partial veil often features a cogwheeled underside, and its gills progress from whitish to dark brown without a pink stage. however, unlike agaricus fissuratus, agaricus crocodilinus usually features girdles of small scales around the lower stem, and its cap does not have a tendency...
north america, where it is associated with mountain mahogany—shrub-like trees in thegenus cercocarpus, including birchleaf mountain mahogany , which is what the illustrated and described collection was growing under in larimer county, colorado. cercopemyces crocodilinus is reminiscent of some species...
appearing in grassy areas in urban settings, but also known from thin woods (especially on the west coast). its species epithet, xanthodermus, means "yellow-skin"—a feature that can be detected by rubbing the mushroom's surfaces with your thumb, especially near the edge ofthe cap and the base ofthe...
and saprophytic. the crop is steadily gathering pace as one ofthe preferred sources of investment in agribusiness with a promise of quick returns. according to patrick muchiri, a biotechnologist at the jomo kenyatta university of science and technology (jkuat) farmers grow various crops in most parts...
campestris ," known from lawns and meadows in eastern north america. it features gills that are pink before turning brown, non-staining flesh, a flimsy ring , and relatively small spores. despite appearances, however, agaricus porphyrocephalus is not particularly closely related to species in the campestris...
and, assuming i have identified it correctly, i am reporting it from southwestern and central colorado. agaricus malangelus features a whitish to pale brownish cap with a darker, grayish brown center, along with yellow flesh in the base ofthe stem and spores that are somewhat wider than the spores...