Volvariella pusilla, is a species of agaric fungus in the family Pluteaceae, described by Rolf Singer in 1951.
| Volvariella pusilla | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Pluteaceae |
| Genus: | Volvariella |
| Species: | V. pusilla
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| Binomial name | |
| Volvariella pusilla (Pers.) Singer
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Morphology edit
Cap: 1 to 3 cm in diameter, bell-shaped at first, then expands. The skin is silky-stringy when young, slightly sticky, white, the flesh is cream-colored, the edge is more stringy and sometimes cracked.
Lamellae: Free, white when young and pink colored when the spores mature. Lamellae come close to the stipe, but do not touch it.
Stipe: White and thin.[1]
Distribution and habitat edit
It was noted in Asia and Europe, North America, Africa and Australia, with the most sightings in Europe.[2] It grows in forests, parks, botanical gardens, allotment gardens, by the roads, sometimes close to houses, on the ground, in grass.[3]
References edit
- ^ Mendaza; Ramon; Diaz; Guillermo (1987). Guia fotografica y descriptiva 800 especies a todo color (in Spanish). Iberduero. p. 297. ISBN 84-404-0530-8.
- ^ a b "Volvariella pusilla distribution". gbif.org. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
- ^ a b Władysław Wojewoda (2003). Krytyczna lista wielkoowocnikowych grzybów podstawkowych Polski (PDF). Kraków: W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences. p. 691. ISBN 83-89648-09-1.