Genus

Agaricus (Field and button mushrooms)

Agaricus semotus. Photo: (c) Christian Schwarz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Agaricus is a genus of mushrooms containing both edible and poisonous species, with possibly over 300 members worldwide. The genus includes the common (“button”) mushroom (Agaricus bisporus) and the field mushroom (Agaricus campestris), the dominant cultivated mushrooms of the West.

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