Agaricus silvaticus
Schaeffer
Brown wood mushroom, Sylvan mushroom
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Mushroom, Fungus, Vegetable
The species is edible cooked, but resembles inedible mushrooms.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate and tropical plant. In Sikkim it grows up to 1,300 m above sea level.
Alaska, Armenia, Asia, Balkans, Bavaria, Britain, Bulgaria, Canada, Caucasus, Central America, China, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Europe, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Mexico, Northeastern India, Japan, North America, Pakistan, Russia, Sikkim, USA,
Countries: Andorra, United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Antigua & Barbuda, Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Barbados, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bahrain, Brunei, Bahamas, Bhutan, Belarus, Belize, Canada, Switzerland, China, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Grenada, Georgia, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Croatia, Haiti, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Iceland, Italy, Jamaica, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, St Kitts & Nevis, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, St Lucia, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Monaco, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Myanmar, Mongolia, Malta, Maldives, Mexico, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Netherlands, Norway, Nepal, Oman, Panama, Philippines, Pakistan, Poland, Puerto Rico, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Singapore, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, El Salvador, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Trinidad & Tobago, Taiwan, Ukraine, United States, Uzbekistan, St Vincent, Vietnam, Yemen
How to Identify
A mushroom.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Agaricus silvaticus (or Agaricus sylvaticus), otherwise known as the scaly wood mushroom, blushing wood mushroom, or pinewood mushroom, is a species of mushroom.
Other Information
It is sold in local markets.
Notes
There are about 300 Agaricus species.
Names & Synonyms
Bleeding mushroom, Forest mushroom, Gavilan, Hongo de zacate, Kalunge chew, Lindi mogu, Scaly wood mushroom, Totolita
Psalliota haemorrhoidaria (Schulzer) Fr.Psalliota silvatica (Schaeffer) Kummer
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