AuthorNauta, M.M.
TitleAgaricus L.
TypeChapter in…
How CompleteCovers species found, or likely to be found, in the Netherlands. Most British spp are included.
SourceVellinga, E.C. Agaricaceae (Fr.) Cohn (Key to genera), 2pp, Flora Agaricina Neerlandica 5
IllustrationsLine drawings accompany the text
Review (by Malcolm Storey)Key to, and descriptions of, 41 spp. of Agaricus.
Errata, Corrigenda & Comments

P24, Main key, couplet 8. "average spore length >6.0µm…"

P26, Key 5: couplet 2: "spore size 10.1-10.7/6.5-7.2µm", "average spore size <9.5/6.0µm".

Couplet 3: spore size should be µm.

[There are several other instances in the text where "µm" has been converted to "mm" on the way to printing.]

Examine Compound Microscope
Specimen PreparationMacroscopic colour changes, KOH reaction (context, stipe base), microscopy of spores and cystidia.

Notes & PurposeStatusTaxonEnglishClassification
For identificationCurrentAgaricustrue mushroomsFungi: Agaricales: Agaricaceae
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