Agaricus bisporus
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Agaricus bisporus, the cultivated mushroom, is a basidiomycete mushroom native to grasslands in Eurasia and North America. It is cultivated in more than 70 countries and is one of the most commonly an
Champignon Mushroom
White Agaricus bisporus
A. bisporus being cultivated
Brown variety grown in a quarry
Entoloma sinuatum
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Entoloma sinuatum is a poisonous mushroom found across Europe and North America. Some guidebooks refer to it by its older scientific names of Entoloma lividum or Rhodophyllus sinuatus. The largest mus
Agaricus bisporus
…such as chestnut, portobello, portabellini, button, cremini, and champignon de Paris (see Names below). Some poisonous lookalikes in the wild, such as Entoloma sinuatum, may appear similar. Agaricus bisporus often grows in rich soil and compost. The pileus or cap of the original wild species is a pale grey-brown, with…
Entoloma sinuatum group
Bulliard's original illustration of Agaricus lividus from his 1788 Champignon de la France, which has been found to be a depiction of Pluteus cervinus.
The gills of mature mushrooms darken to pink and then red.
Clitopilus prunulus Lindsey