Agaricus campestris L.
(Field Mushroom)

Interactions where Agaricus campestris 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 campestris/Agaricus campestrisfield mushroomfruitbody Plant / associateUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Poaceaegrasses, couch
fruitbody fruitbody is associated with UK/IrelandMinor [Trees] broadleaved and coniferous trees 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 campestris/Agaricus campestrisfield mushroomfruitbody Plant / associateUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees/Treesbroadleaved and coniferous treesMinor

Interactions where Agaricus campestris is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

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

Filters:

Affected Part 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 Summary
fruitbody fruitbody is parasitised by effuse colony of Mycogone anamorph Mycogone perniciosa Mycogone Disease Of Mushrooms - causative organism Hypocreales: Hypocreaceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Hypocreaceae/Mycogone perniciosa/Mycogone perniciosaMycogone disease of mushrooms (causative organism)effusecolonyMycogone anamorph Fungus / parasite /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Agaricaceae/Agaricus campestris/Agaricus campestrisfield mushroomfruitbody effuse colony of Mycogone anamorph parasitises fruitbody

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 246pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
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 campestris (Field Mushroom) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

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

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
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references
Agaricus campestris var equestris
a field mushroom
Variety 3 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAgaricus campestris (Field 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 campestris (Field Mushroom)

Agaricus campestris (Field Mushroom) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Fox, R.T.V. 2006 Fungal foes in your garden no 62: Fairy Ring Mushrooms Mycologist Vol 20 (1): 36-37.

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

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 49 images of Agaricus campestris (Field Mushroom)
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