Volvariella surrecta
Biostatus
Native
Category
Fungi
Detailed description
The cap is 2.5–8 cm diameter, convex, expanding, centre depressed, silky-fibrillose. It is greyish white, sometimes yellowish or brownish over the disc in age. The gills are loose, irregular, white, changing to buff and then pink. The stalk is white to greyish white, solid, tapering upwards, up to 8 cm long, with a saccate volva. The spores are 5–7.5 x 3–5 µm, and smooth.
Distribution
Bay of Plenty, Canada, USA, UK
Substrate details
On rotting basidiomes in broadleaved forest.
Detailed taxonomy
Genus
Synonyms
Agaricus surrectus Knapp, Volvaria surrecta (Knapp) Ramsb.
Ecology
Fruiting
April
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