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Gasteroid agaricus
Agaricus deserticola
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About
Agaricus deserticola, commonly known as the gasteroid agaricus, is a species of fungus in the family Agaricaceae. Found only in southwestern and western North America, A. deserticola is adapted for growth in dry or semi-arid habitats. The fruit bodies are secotioid, meaning the spores are not forcibly discharged, and the cap does not fully expand. Unlike other Agaricus species, A. deserticola does not develop true gills, but rather a convoluted and networked system of spore-producing tissue called a...
- Family
- Agaricaceae
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- Name
- Agaricus deserticola
- Slug
- agaricus-deserticola
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Family
- Agaricaceae
- Genus
- Agaricus
- Species
- deserticola
- Wikidata QID
- Q623048
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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