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Table 9.1 List of some edible mushrooms
Scientific name
Common name
Position in classification
(Index Fungorum 2017)
Habitat
Agaricus arvensis
Schaeff
Horse mushroom
Agaricaceae, Agaricales,
Agaricomycetidae,
Agaricomycetes,
Agaricomycotina,
Basidiomycota
Saprobic
Agaricus bisporus
(J.E. Lange)
Common mushroom,
button mushroom,
white mushroom
Saprobic
Agaricus campestris
L.
Field mushroom,
meadows, pink
bottoms
Saprobic
Agaricus comtulus
Fr.
None
Saprobic
Agaricus lutosus
Møller
None
Saprobic
Agaricus silvaticus
Scheff
Pinewood mushroom
Saprobic
Agaricus
subrufescens Peck
Almond mushroom
Saprobic
Agrocybe aegerita
(V. Brig.) Singer
Black poplar
mushroom
Strophariaceae, Agaricales,
Agaricomycetidae,
Agaricomycetes,
Agaricomycotina,
Basidiomycota
Saprobic
Amanita caesarea
(Scop.)
Caesar’s mushroom Amanitaceae, Agaricales,
Agaricomycetidae,
Agaricomycetes,
Agaricomycotina,
Basidiomycota
Ectomycorrhizal
Amanita codinae
(Maire) Bertault
None
Ectomycorrhizal
Amanita constricta
Thiers & Ammirati
None
Ectomycorrhizal
Amanita jacksonii
Pomerl.
Jackson’s slender
Caesar
Ectomycorrhizal
Armillaria gallica
Marxm. & Romagn.
Brown honey,
stumper
Physalacriaceae, Agaricales,
Agaricomycetidae,
Agaricomycetes,
Agaricomycotina,
Basidiomycota
Saprobic
Armillaria mellea
(Vahl) P. Kumm.
Yellow honey,
stumpers
Parasitic/
saprobic
Auricularia
auricula-judae
(Bull.) Quél.
Wood ears
Auriculariaceae,
Auriculariales, Incertae sedis,
Agaricomycetes,
Agaricomycotina,
Basidiomycota
Saprobic
Auricularia
mesentérica (Dicks.)
Pers
None
Saprobic
Auricularia
polytricha (Mont.)
Sacc.
None
Saprobic
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9 Mushrooms as Edible Foods