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 7-12.5 µmColor white to light grey or light brown. Has a white volva.

Habitat

Grows in almost any conditions including dung, unusual for "Volvariella"