Agaricus bretschneideri

Kalchbr.

Chinese mushroom

AgaricaceaeMushrooms

What to Eat

Edible parts: Mushroom

The mushroom fruiting body is edible.

Where to Find It

It is a temperate plant.

Asia, China,

Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen

How to Identify

A temperate mushroom species in the family Agaricaceae, one of approximately 300 species in the Agaricus genus.

Notes

There are about 300 Agaricus species.

References (1)
  • Food Composition Tables for use in East Asia FAO http://www.fao.org/infoods/directory No. 610

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