Agaricus excellens

Agaricus excellens
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Agaricaceae
Genus: Agaricus
Species:
A. excellens
Binomial name
Agaricus excellens
F.H.Møller (1952)
Synonyms
  • Scidenweisser egerling
  • Psalliota excellens (Møller)
  • Agaricus macrosporus subsp. excellens (F.H.Møller) Bohus (1978)
  • Agaricus macrosporus var. excellens (F.H.Møller) Bohus (1990)
  • Agaricus albertii var. excellens (F.H.Møller) Bohus (1990)
  • Agaricus urinascens var. excellens (F.H.Møller) Nauta (2000)
Agaricus excellens
Gills on hymenium
Cap is convex or flat
Hymenium is free
Stipe has a ring
Spore print is purple-black
Ecology is saprotrophic
Edibility is edible

Agaricus excellens (French: Psaliote Excellente, German: Riesen-Egerling) is a rare European mushroom in the genus Agaricus.