Agaricus bisporus, the cultivated mushroom, is a basidiomycete fungus native to grasslands in Eurasia and North America, cultivated in more than seventy countries and one of the most widely consumed mushrooms in the world. It passes through two colour states while immature, white and brown, known by various names including button, cremini, chestnut and portobello depending on stage and variety, and it typically grows in rich soil and compost, though a few poisonous species can resemble it in the wild.
Facts
Classification
System (Realm) Relationship to PeopleFarmed or Commercially Raised 1 Identification
Distinguishing AppearanceNarrow, crowded, free gills, initially pink, then red-brown, finally dark brown 1 Scientific Name Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Wikidata: White Button Mushroom
In Biome
Source Agaricus bisporus - Wikipedia
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Austria, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Belgium, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Norway, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Sweden, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: United States, found in there.
Sources
1. Agaricus bisporus - Wikipedia
Lead paragraph, first sentence
Agaricus bisporus
Description, gills
The narrow, crowded gills are free and initially pink, then red-brown, and finally a dark brown with a whitish edge from the cheilocystidia.
- cultivated in more than 70 countries
- In Biome: Grassland, Wikipedia intro: "Agaricus bisporus, the cultivated mushroom, is a basidiomycete mushroom native to grasslands in Eurasia and North America. It is cultivated in more than 70 coun..."
View the Source2. GBIF Species API
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Wikidata: White Button Mushroom
- Wikidata Q227690, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Child Taxon Of: Agaricales, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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