Volvariella gloiocephala

Taxobox
name = "Volvariella gloiocephala"

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image_width = 250px
regnum = Fungi
divisio = Basidiomycota
classis = Agaricomycetes
ordo = Agaricales
familia = Pluteaceae
genus = "Volvariella"
species = "V. gloiocephala"
synonyms = "Volvariella speciosa"
binomial = "Volvariella gloiocephala"
binomial_authority = DC.mycomorphbox
name = Volvariella gloiocephala
hymeniumType=gills
capShape = conical
capShape2=umbonate
whichGills = free
stipeCharacter=volva
sporePrintColor=salmon
ecologicalType=sapprophytic
howEdible=edible

"Volvariella gloiocephala", also known as stubble rosegill, is a mushroom of the Pluteaceae family. It is sometimes considered to be a variety of "Volvariella speciosa", which can be distinguished, however, by its white cap and non-striate margin.

It grows mostly on grassy soil but can also occur on dung, straw, manured ground, and compost heaps. Its cap diameter is quite large, up to 14cm (5.5 inches). Gills range from pale-whitish in youth to pinkish to pale brownish in maturity. Has an earthy odor and lacks a distinctive taste.

Edibility: Edible, fair quality.

References

* [http://www.nifg.org.uk/species/atlas2.htm?item=BMSSYS0000019695 Online Atlas of Fungi in Northern Ireland] , accessed on November 11, 2005
*Entry in [http://www.indexfungorum.org/Names/Names.asp Index Fungorum]

External links

* [http://healing-mushrooms.net/archives/volvariella_gloiocephala.html “"Volvariella gloiocephala"”] by Robert Sasata, "Healing-Mushrooms.net", July, 2008.