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Agaricus bisporus

(J.E. Lange) Imbach

Cultivated Mushroom

GNRUnranked Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1370832
Element CodeNFAGA011B0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
KingdomFungi
PhylumBasidiomycota
ClassBasidiomycetes
OrderAgaricales
FamilyAgaricaceae
GenusAgaricus
Concept Reference
Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2025. In Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (https://indexfungorum.org and https://speciesfungorum.org) database export on 29 September 2025. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Taxonomic Comments
Species Fungorum (2025) expands the concept of Agaricus bisporus to include Agaricus brunnescens, while Species Fungorum (2018) treats them as distinct.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
AlbertaSNRYes
QuebecSNRYes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MontanaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (2)
New Mexico (1)
AreaForestAcres
Arroyo de los FrijolesSanta Fe National Forest5,277
Utah (1)
AreaForestAcres
WellsvilleWasatch-Cache National Forest1,717
References (4)
  1. 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.
  2. Kroeger, P. and S.M. Berch. 2017. Macrofungus species of British Columbia. Prov. B.C., Victoria, B.C. Tech. Rep. 108. Available online: &lt;<a href="https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/pubs/Docs/Tr/TR108.htm">https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/pubs/Docs/Tr/TR108.htm</a>&gt;.
  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.