Agaricus arvensis

Schaeff.

Horse Mushroom

GNRUnranked Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.946886
Element CodeNFAGA01140
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
IUCNLeast concern
KingdomFungi
PhylumBasidiomycota
ClassBasidiomycetes
OrderAgaricales
FamilyAgaricaceae
GenusAgaricus
Concept Reference
Phillips, R. 1991. Mushrooms of North America. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. 319 pp.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Nova ScotiaSUYes
British ColumbiaS4Yes
Yukon TerritorySUYes
Prince Edward IslandSUYes
SaskatchewanSUYes
AlbertaS3Yes
Island of NewfoundlandSNRYes
QuebecS5Yes
ManitobaSUYes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
IndianaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (3)
California (1)
AreaForestAcres
Hall Natural AreaInyo National Forest5,236
Colorado (1)
AreaForestAcres
Long ParkRoutt NF42,100
Utah (1)
AreaForestAcres
Burch CreekWasatch-Cache National Forest6,938
References (5)
  1. Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2018. <i>In</i> Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (<a href="https://indexfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://indexfungorum.org</a> and <a href="https://speciesfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://speciesfungorum.org</a>) database export on 16 June 2018. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  2. Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2025. <i>In</i> Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (<a href="https://indexfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://indexfungorum.org</a> and <a href="https://speciesfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://speciesfungorum.org</a>) database export on 29 September 2025. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  3. MycoBank. 2025. MycoBank database download, export date January 2025. International Mycological Association. [http://www.mycobank.org]
  4. Phillips, R. 1991. Mushrooms of North America. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. 319 pp.
  5. Species Fungorum. Species Fungorum Partnership (CABI, IT IS, Catalogue of Life). http://www.speciesfungorum.org. (accessed 2015)