Welcome to Mushroom World
Step into the fascinating world of mushrooms with Mushroom World – your go-to resource for fungi information. Our site offers clear information and beautiful images of mushrooms.
If you're curious about what fungi actually are and how they differ from plants and animals, be sure to visit our what are fungi? page for an easy-to-understand explanation.
Since there are thousands of known species of mushrooms, we have limited our database to the most common ones. New species are also continuously added to the site.
Come and explore the wonders of mushrooms with us. We hope you find our site informative, inspiring, and a valuable resource on your journey of mushroom discovery.
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Today's Mushroom
A quick highlight from our database
Today's mushroom is Agaricus augustus (The Prince). It grows in Europe, Asia, northern Africa and many parts of North America.
Dimensions: Cap 10-20 cm diameter, stem 10-20 cm tall * 2-4 cm diameter
Description:
Agaricus augustus, also known as The Prince, is a tall, sometimes massive agaric that has orange-brown scales on the surface of the cap and on the stem below the ring. The surfaces of all parts may stain yellow when handled or bruised.
Cap hemispherical during the so-called button stage, and then expands, becoming convex to broadly convex or nearly flat. The cap cuticle is dry and densely covered with concentrically arranged, brown-coloured scales on a white to yellow background. The flesh is thick, firm, and white and may discolour yellow when bruised. Gills are not attached to the stem, crowded and pallid at first, and turn pink then dark brown with maturity. Stem solid, cylindrical to club-shaped and no volva. Whitish and fairly bald above the membranous ring, but below the ring covered with whitish to faintly brownish scales. Spore print purple-brown.
Microscopic Features: The spores are ellipsoidal in shape, with a smooth surface. They measure approximately 7-10 μm in length and 4.5-6.5 μm in width.
Agaricus augustus on the First Nature Web site.
Agaricus augustus on the MushroomExpert.Com Web site.
The first photo is by George Chernilevsky under the Public domain license.
If you are interested in this mushroom, look it up in our database for more detailed photographs and additional information.
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