Agaricus silvaticus
| Agaricus silvaticus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Agaricaceae |
| Genus: | Agaricus |
| Species: | A. silvaticus |
| Binomial name | |
| Agaricus silvaticus Schaeff. 1774 | |
| Agaricus silvaticus | |
|---|---|
| Gills on hymenium | |
| Cap is flat | |
| Hymenium attachment is not applicable | |
| Stipe has a ring | |
| Spore print is brown | |
| Ecology is saprotrophic | |
| Edibility is not recommended | |
Agaricus silvaticus (or Agaricus sylvaticus), otherwise known as the scaly wood mushroom, blushing wood mushroom, or pinewood mushroom, is a species of mushroom often found in groups in coniferous forests from early summer, or September through to November in Europe, North Africa and North America.