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Agaricus kerriganii

L.A. Parra, B. Rodr., A. Caball., Martín-Calvo & Callac

a fungus

GNRUnranked Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1201866

Element CodeNFAGA010Z0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryFungus

KingdomFungi

PhylumBasidiomycota

ClassBasidiomycetes

OrderAgaricales

FamilyAgaricaceae

GenusAgaricus

Concept Reference

Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2018. In Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (https://indexfungorum.org and https://speciesfungorum.org) database export on 16 June 2018. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Taxonomic Comments

According to the Mushroom Observer (accessed April 2021), what was being called Agaricus semotus on the west coast of the U.S.A. is now known as A. kerriganii. A. semotus is European.

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (1)

CanadaNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Alberta	SNR	Yes
British Columbia	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (2)

New Mexico (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Canada Bonito RNA	Santa Fe National Forest	487

Washington (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Mt. Baldy	Olympic National Forest	3,557

References (3)

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.
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.
MycoBank. 2025. MycoBank database download, export date January 2025. International Mycological Association. [http://www.mycobank.org]