Volvariella pusilla, is a species of agaric fungus in the family Pluteaceae, described by Rolf Singer in 1951.

Volvariella pusilla
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Pluteaceae
Genus: Volvariella
Species:
V. pusilla
Binomial name
Volvariella pusilla
(Pers.) Singer

Morphology

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Cap: 1 to 3 cm in diameter, bell-shaped at first, then expands. The skin is silky-stringy when young, slightly sticky, white, the flesh is cream-colored, the edge is more stringy and sometimes cracked.

Lamellae: Free, white when young and pink colored when the spores mature. Lamellae come close to the stipe, but do not touch it.

Stipe: White and thin.[1]

Distribution and habitat

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It was noted in Asia and Europe, North America, Africa and Australia, with the most sightings in Europe.[2] It grows in forests, parks, botanical gardens, allotment gardens, by the roads, sometimes close to houses, on the ground, in grass.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Mendaza; Ramon; Diaz; Guillermo (1987). Guia fotografica y descriptiva 800 especies a todo color (in Spanish). Iberduero. p. 297. ISBN 84-404-0530-8.
  2. ^ a b "Volvariella pusilla distribution". gbif.org. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
  3. ^ a b Władysław Wojewoda (2003). Krytyczna lista wielkoowocnikowych grzybów podstawkowych Polski (PDF). Kraków: W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences. p. 691. ISBN 83-89648-09-1.
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