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Volvariella speciosa

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iVolvariella speciosa

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Homobasidiomycetes
Order:	Agaricales
Family:	Pluteaceae
Genus:	Volvariella
Species:	V. speciosa

Volvariella speciosa

Volvariella speciosa mycological characteristics:	?
Image:Gills icon.png gills on hymenium
Image:Ovate cap icon.png Image:Convex cap icon.png cap is ovate or convex
Image:Free gills icon2.png hymenium is free
Image:Volva stipe icon.png stipe has a volva
Image:Salmon spore print icon.png spore print is salmon
Image:Saprophytic ecology icon.png ecology is saprophytic
Image:Edible toxicity icon.png edibility: edible

Volvariella speciosa is an edible agaric mushroom, similar in appearance to Amanita verna (The Destroying Angel).

[edit] Characteristics

Cap up to 6 inches in diameter. Spores are 11.5-21 x 7-12.5 µm Color white to light grey or light brown. Has a white volva.

[edit] Habitat

Grows in almost any conditions including dung, unusual for Volvariella

Image:Snöbollschampinjon, Iduns kokbok.jpg

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