#agaric  a saprophytic fungus of the order Agaricales having an umbrellalike cap with gills on the underside
  supertype:  #basidiomycete__basidiomycetous_fungi__basidiomycetousfungi  any of various fungi of the subdivision Basidiomycota
  member of:  #order_Agaricales
  subtype:  #mushroom.agaric  common name for an edible agaric (contrasting with the inedible toadstool)
  subtype:  #toadstool  common name for an inedible or poisonous agaric (contrasting with the edible mushroom)
  subtype:  #horse_mushroom__horsemushroom__Agaricus_arvensis  coarse edible mushroom with a hollow stem and abroad white cap
  subtype:  #meadow_mushroom__field_mushroom__fieldmushroom__Agaricus_campestris  common edible mushroom found naturally in moist open soil; the cultivated mushroom of commerce
  subtype:  #royal_agaric__royalagaric__Caesar's_agaric__Amanita_caesarea  widely distributed edible mushroom resembling the fly agaric
  subtype:  #false_deathcap__falsedeathcap__Amanita_mappa  agaric often confused with the death cup
  subtype:  #fly_agaric__flyagaric__Amanita_muscaria  poisonous (but rarely fatal) woodland fungus having a scarlet cap with white warts and white gills
  subtype:  #death_cap__deathcap__death_cup__death_angel__destroying_angel__Amanita_phalloides  extremely poisonous usually white fungus with a prominent cup-shaped base; differs from edible Agaricus only in its white gills
  subtype:  #blushing_mushroom__blusher__amanitarubescen  yellowish edible agaric that usually turns red when touched
  subtype:  #destroying_angel__Amanita_verna  fungus similar to Amanita phalloides
  subtype:  #chanterelle__chantarelle__Cantharellus_cibarius  widely distributed edible mushroom rich yellow in color with a smooth cap and a pleasant apricot aroma
  subtype:  #floccose_chanterelle__Cantharellus_floccosus  a mildly poisonous fungus with a fruiting body shaped like a hollow trumpet
  subtype:  #pig's_ears__Cantharellus_clavatus  an edible agaric with a brown fruiting body that is often compound
  subtype:  #cinnabar_chanterelle__Cantharellus_cinnabarinus  mushroom with a distinctive pink to vermillion fruiting body
  subtype:  #jack-o-lantern_fungus__jack-o-lantern__jack-a-lantern__Omphalotus_illudens  a large poisonous agaric with orange caps and narrow clustered stalks; the gills are luminescent
  subtype:  #inky_cap__inky-cap_mushroom__Coprinus_atramentarius  having a cap that melts into an inky fluid after spores have matured
  subtype:  #shaggymane_mushroom__shaggymane__shaggycap__Coprinus_comatus  common edible mushroom having an elongated shaggy white cap and black spores
  subtype:  #milkcap__Lactarius_delicioso  edible mushroom
  subtype:  #fairy-ring_mushroom__Marasmius_oreades  mushroom that grows in a fairy ring
  subtype:  #oyster_mushroom__oyster_fungus__oyster_agaric__Pleurotus_ostreatus  edible agaric with a soft grayish cap growing in shelving masses on dead wood
  subtype:  #olive-tree_agaric__Pleurotus_phosphoreus  red luminescent mushroom of Europe
  subtype:  #Pholiota_astragalina  a fungus with a smooth orange cap and yellow gills and pale yellow stalk
  subtype:  #Pholiota_aurea__golden_pholiota  a beautiful yellow gilled fungus found from Alaska south along the coast
  subtype:  #Pholiota_destruens  a large fungus with whitish scales on the cap and remnants of the veil hanging from the cap; the stalk is thick and hard
  subtype:  #Pholiota_flammans  a fungus with a yellow cap covered with fine scales as is the stalk
  subtype:  #Pholiota_flavida  a fungus that grows in clusters on the ground; cap is brownish orange with a surface that is smooth and slightly sticky; whitish gills and a cylindrical brown stalk
  subtype:  #Pholiota_nameko__nameko__viscid_mushroom  one of the most important fungi cultivated in Japan
  subtype:  #Pholiota_squarrosa-adiposa  a gilled fungus having yellow slimy caps with conspicuous tawny scales on the caps and stalks
  subtype:  #Pholiota_squarrosa__scaly_pholiota__scalypholiota  a gilled fungus with a cap and stalk that are conspicuously scaly with upright scales; gills develop a greenish tinge with age
  subtype:  #Pholiota_squarrosoides  a pale buff fungus with tawny scales
  subtype:  #Stropharia_ambigua  a gilled fungus with a long stalk and a yellow slimy cap from which fragments of the broken veil hang; gills are initially white but become dark brown as spores are released
  subtype:  #Stropharia_hornemannii  a gilled fungus with a large slimy purple or olive cap; gills become purple with age; the stalk is long and richly decorated with pieces of the white sheath that extends up to a ring
  subtype:  #Stropharia_rugoso-annulata  a large gilled fungus with a broad cap and a long stalk; the cap is dark brown; the white gills turn dark purplish brown with age; edible and choice
  subtype:  #Entoloma_lividum__Entoloma_sinuatum  a deadly poisonous agaric; a large cap that is first white (livid or lead-colored) and then turns yellowish or tan
  subtype:  #Entoloma_aprile  an agaric with a dark brown conical cap; fruits in early spring
  subtype:  #Chlorophyllum_molybdites  a poisonous agaric with a fibrillose cap and brown scales on a white ground color; cap can reach a diameter of 30 cm; often forms `fairy rings'
  subtype:  #lepiota  any fungus of the genus Lepiota
     subtype:  #poisonous_parasol__poisonousparasol__Lepiota_morgani  an agaric regarded as poisonous
     subtype:  #Lepiota_naucina  an agaric with grayish white fruiting body and gills that change from pink to dingy red
     subtype:  #Lepiota_rhacodes  an agaric with a large cap with brown scales and a thick stalk
     subtype:  #American_parasol__Lepiota_americana  an agaric with a pallid cap and a stalk that is enlarged near the base
     subtype:  #Lepiota_rubrotincta  an agaric with a relatively small pink to red cap and white gills and stalk
     subtype:  #Lepiota_clypeolaria  an agaric with a ragged stalk and a soft floccose cap
     subtype:  #onion_stem__onionstem__Lepiota_cepaestipes  a white agaric that tends to cluster and has a club-shaped base
  subtype:  #parasol_mushroom__parasolmushroom__Lepiota_procera  edible long-stalked mushroom with white flesh and gills and spores; found in open woodlands in autumn
  subtype:  #blewits__blewit__Clitocybe_nuda  edible agaric that is pale lilac when young; has a smooth moist cap
  subtype:  #sandy_mushroom__sandymushroom__Tricholoma_populinum  an edible agaric that fruits in great clusters (especially in sandy soil under cottonwood trees)
  subtype:  #Tricholoma_pessundatum  a mildly poisonous agaric with a viscid reddish brown cap and white gills and stalk
  subtype:  #Tricholoma_sejunctum  an agaric with a cap that is coated with dark fibrils in the center and has yellowish margins
  subtype:  #man-on-a-horse__Tricholoma_flavovirens  an edible agaric with yellow gills and a viscid yellow cap that has a brownish center
  subtype:  #Tricholoma_venenata  a poisonous white agaric
  subtype:  #Tricholoma_pardinum  a poisonous agaric having a pale cap with fine gray fibrils
  subtype:  #Tricholoma_vaccinum  an agaric with a cap that is densely covered with reddish fibrils and pale gills an stalk
  subtype:  #Tricholoma_aurantium  an orange tan agaric whose gills become brown by maturity; has a strong odor and taste
  subtype:  #Pluteus_aurantiorugosus  an agaric with a brilliant scarlet cap and a slender stalk
  subtype:  #Pluteus_magnus__swadust_mushroom__swadustmushroom  an edible agaric found in piles of hardwood sawdust; the caps are black and coarsely wrinkled
  subtype:  #deer_mushroom__Pluteus_cervinus  a small edible agaric with a slender stalk; usually found on rotting hardwoods
  subtype:  #straw_mushroom__strawmushroom__Chinese_mushroom__Volvariella_volvacea  small tropical and subtropical edible mushroom having a white cap and long stem; an expensive delicacy in China and other Asian countries where it is grown commercially
  subtype:  #Volvariella_bombycina  a mushroom with a dry yellowish to white fibrillose cap
  subtype:  #Clitocybe_clavipes  an agaric with a flat cap that is grayish or yellowish brown with pallid gills and a stalk that bulges toward the base
  subtype:  #Clitocybe_dealbata  a small poisonous agaric; has a dry white cap with crowded gills and a short stalk
  subtype:  #Clitocybe_inornata  a fungus with a cap that is creamy gray when young and turns brown with age and a whitish stalk that stains yellow when handled
  subtype:  #Clitocybe_robusta__Clytocybe_alba  a large white agaric; edible but not palatable
  subtype:  #Clitocybe_irina__Tricholoma_irinum__Lepista_irina  an edible agaric with large silky white caps and thick stalks
  subtype:  #Clitocybe_subconnexa  an edible white agaric that fruits in dense clusters; the gills are narrow and crowded and the stalk in fleshy and unpolished
  subtype:  #winter_mushroom__Flammulina_velutipes  an edible agaric that is available in early spring or late fall when few other mushrooms are; has a viscid smooth orange to brown cap and a velvety stalk that turns black in maturity and pallid gills; often occur in clusters
  subtype:  #waxycap  any fungus of the family Hygrophoraceae having gills that are more or less waxy in appearance
     subtype:  #Hygrocybe_acutoconica__conic_waxycap__conicwaxycap  a fungus having an acutely conic cap and dry stalks
     subtype:  #Hygrophorus_borealis  a fungus with a white convex cap and arcuate white gills and a stalk that tapers toward the base
     subtype:  #Hygrophorus_caeruleus  a fungus with a broadly convex cap that is cream color with a tint of blue over the margin; waxy gills are bluish green to blue-gray; a short stalk tapers abruptly at the base
     subtype:  #Hygrophorus_inocybiformis  a fungus with a drab squamulose cap and gray-brown squamules over the white background of the stalk and waxy gray-white gills
     subtype:  #Hygrophorus_kauffmanii  a fungus with a slightly viscid cap; cap and gills are reddish brown nd the stalk is gray
     subtype:  #Hygrophorus_marzuolus  a gray fungus frequently found near melting snow banks
     subtype:  #Hygrophorus_purpurascens  a fungus with a viscid purplish red cap and stalk; found under spruce and other conifers
     subtype:  #Hygrophorus_russula  an edible fungus with a reddish cap and close pale gills and dry stalk; found under hardwoods
     subtype:  #Hygrophorus_sordidus  an edible fungus with a large white cap and a cry stalk and white gills
     subtype:  #Hygrophorus_tennesseensis  a fungus having a brownish sticky cap with a white margin and white gills and an odor of raw potatoes
     subtype:  #Hygrophorus_turundus  a small fungus with orange cap and yellow gills found in sphagnum bogs
     subtype:  #Hygrotrama_foetens  a small gray-brown fungus with an unpleasant odor of mothballs
     subtype:  #Neohygrophorus_angelesianus  a fungus with a small brown convex cap with a depressed disc; waxy wine-colored gills and a brown stalk; fruits in or near melting snow banks in the western mountains of North America
  subtype:  #Cortinarius_armillatus  a fungus with large tawny caps and pale cinnamon gills and a red band of veil around the stalk; usually found near birch trees
  subtype:  #Cortinarius_atkinsonianus  an edible fungus with a slimy viscid cap that is initially yellow but turns olive and then tawny; flesh is lavender
  subtype:  #Cortinarius_corrugatus  a fungus with a viscid wrinkled tawny cap; the stalk has a basal bulb that diminishes as the stalk elongates; the gills are dark violet at first but soon turn brown
  subtype:  #Cortinarius_gentilis  a poisonous fungus with a bright yellow brown cap and a long cinnamon colored stalk
  subtype:  #Cortinarius_mutabilis__purple-staining_Cortinarius  a fungus with a reddish purple cap having a smooth slimy surface; close violet gills; all parts stain dark purple when bruised
  subtype:  #Cortinarius_semisanguineus  a fungus with a dry brown cap and rusty red gills and a yellowish stalk
  subtype:  #Cortinarius_subfoetidus  a fungus with a sticky lavender cap and stalk that whitish above and covered with a silky lavender sheath
  subtype:  #Cortinarius_violaceus  a fungus that is violet over-all with a squamulose cap
  subtype:  #Gymnopilus_spectabilis  a fungus with a brownish orange fruiting body and a ring near the top of the stalk; the taste is bitter and the flesh contains psilocybin and psilocin
  subtype:  #Gymnopilus_validipes  a poisonous fungus with a dry cap and a cortina that does not leave much of a ring on the robust stalk
  subtype:  #Gymnopilus_ventricosus  a giant fungus of the Pacific Northwest; has a very thick stalk and the cortina leaves a ring high up on the stalk
  subtype:  #shoestring_fungus  any of several fungi of the genus Armillaria that form brown stringy rhizomorphs and cause destructive rot of the roots of some trees such as apples or maples
  subtype:  #Armillaria_caligata__booted_armillaria  fungus with a brown cap and white gills and a membranous ring halfway up the stalk
  subtype:  #Armillaria_ponderosa__white_matsutake  a large white mushroom that develops brown stains as it ages; gills are white; odor is spicy and aromatic; collected commercially for oriental cooking the Pacific Northwest
  subtype:  #Armillaria_zelleri  a large fungus with viscid cap that dries and turns brown with age; gills are off-white
  subtype:  #honey_mushroom__honeymushroom__honey_fungus__Armillariella_mellea  a honey-colored edible mushroom commonly associated with the roots of trees in late summer and fall; do not eat raw

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