Agaricus crocodilinus Murrill
(Macro Mushroom)

Interactions where Agaricus crocodilinus is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
fruitbody fruitbody is associated with UK/Ireland POACEAE grasses, couch Poales Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Agaricaceae/Agaricus crocodilinus/Agaricus crocodilinusmacro mushroomfruitbody Plant / associateUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Poaceaegrasses, couch
fruitbody fruitbody is associated with UK/Ireland POACEAE grasses, couch Poales Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Agaricaceae/Agaricus crocodilinus/Agaricus crocodilinusmacro mushroomfruitbody Plant / associateUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Poaceaegrasses, couch

Author & YearTitleSource
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Agaricus crocodilinus (Macro Mushroom) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Agaricus crocodilinus (Macro Mushroom) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAgaricus crocodilinus (Macro Mushroom)
GenusAgaricus (true mushrooms)
FamilyAGARICACEAE (mushrooms, dapperlings and parasols, puffballs and bird’s-nests)
OrderAGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Agaricus crocodilinus (Macro Mushroom)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Pearson, A.A. 1946 New Records and Observations. III TBMS Vol 29 (4): 191-210, IN1-5.

Agaricus crocodilinus (Macro Mushroom) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Luszczynski, J. 2008 Three species of the genus Agaricus new to Poland Acta Mycologica Vol 43 (2): 161-165.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Agaricus crocodilinus (Macro Mushroom):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 33 images of Agaricus crocodilinus (Macro Mushroom)

This is one of our largest mushrooms with a cap up to 30cm diameter. It is recognised by the large size, shaggy stem and large pendent ring with marginal scales on the underside. It is fairly common in grassland. The species is being cultivated industrially in a few countries. It was formerly known as Agaricus macrosporus.

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