- Volvariella speciosa
Taxobox | name = "Volvariella speciosa"
regnum =Fungi
divisio =Basidiomycota
classis =Agaricomycetes
ordo =Agaricales
familia =Pluteaceae
genus = "Volvariella "
species = "V. speciosa"
binomial = "Volvariella speciosa"mycomorphbox
name = Volvariella speciosa
hymeniumType=gills
capShape = ovate
capShape2=convex
whichGills = free
stipeCharacter=volva
sporePrintColor=salmon
ecologicalType=saprotrophic
howEdible=edible"Volvariella speciosa" is an edible agaric mushroom, similar in appearance to "
Amanita verna " (The Destroying Angel).Characteristics
Cap up to 6 inches in diameter.
Spores are 11.5-21 x 7-12.5µm Color white to light grey or light brown. Has a white volva.Habitat
Grows in almost any conditions including dung, unusual for "
Volvariella "
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