Agaricus bernardii

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Agaricus bernardii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Agaricaceae
Genus: Agaricus
Species:
A. bernardii
Binomial name
Agaricus bernardii
(Quél.) Sacc. (1887)
Synonyms[1]
  • Psalliota bernardi Quél. (1879)
  • Pratella bernardii (Quél.) Quél. (1888)
  • Fungus bernardii (Quél.) Kuntze (1898)
  • Agaricus campestris subsp. bernardii (Quél.)
    Maubl.
    (1937)
Agaricus bernardii
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Gills on hymenium
Cap is flat or convex
saprotrophic
Edibility is choice

Agaricus bernardii, commonly called the salt-loving agaricus,

buff, and can develop scales or warts in age. The gills are initially pink before turning brown when the spores mature. The flesh turns reddish when it is cut or bruised. It resembles species such as A. bitorquis
.

Found in Eurasia, North America, New Zealand, and Australia, A. bernardii is a

salt-tolerant species that grows in salt marshes, dunes, and coastal grassland. An edible mushroom, it is stronger in flavor but similar to the store-bought button mushrooms, A. bisporus
.

Taxonomy

Taxonomic history

The species was first described by French mycologist Lucien Quélet as Psalliota bernardi in 1879, based on collections made in La Rochelle, a seaport on the Bay of Biscay (France).[3] Pier Andrea Saccardo transferred it to Agaricus in 1887.[1]

Modern classification

The infrageneric (below genus-level)

A. spissicaulis, A. bitorquis, and A. impudicus.[7] In 1986, Henri Romagnesi placed it in section Chitonioides;[8] Solomon Wasser demoted this to a subsection of Duploannulatae in 1995,[9] and later provided molecular support for his decision. In addition to A. bernardii, species in Wasser's concept of subsection Chitonioides include A. rollanii, A. bernardiiformis, A. gennadii, A. pequinii, and A. nevoi.[10]

Etymology

The species was named after the original collector, G. Bernard.[3] A. bernardii is commonly known as the salt-loving mushroom.[11]

Synonyms include Psalliota bernardii, Pratella bernardii, Fungus bernardii, and Agaricus campestris subsp. bernardii.[1]

Description

Underside detailing the gills

Fruit bodies of A. bernardii have caps that range in shape from convex to flattened, and reach a diameter of 5–15 centimetres (2–6 inches). The cap surface is dry and smooth, with a white or buff color that can develop brownish spots in maturity. In age, the surface often forms scales or warts. The flesh is thick, firm, and stains reddish-orange or reddish-brown when cut, although this reaction can be slow to develop.[12] Its odor ranges from mild to briny to pungent.[13] The gills are free from attachment to the stem, and packed close together. Initially grayish-pink to pinkish, they turn reddish-brown and then chocolate brown as the spores mature. The stem is solid (i.e., not hollow), firm, and measures 4–10 cm (1+1⁄2–4 in) long by 2–4 cm (1–1+1⁄2 in) thick. A thick, white, rubbery partial veil covers the gills of the immature mushroom, and eventually remains as a ring on the middle of the stem.[12]

A. bernardii mushrooms produce a dark brown

cystidia on the gill edge) are broadly club-shaped to cylindrical, hyaline (translucent), and measure 17–30 by 4–8 μm.[12]

Similar species

A. bitorquis, a lookalike species

A. bitorquis, also edible, has a similar appearance, but can be distinguished by its double ring, and the lack of a fishy or briny odor. Additionally, A. bitorquis does not stain reddish when cut, and usually does not have a scaly or warty cap.

conspecific.[14]

Distribution and habitat

The species is found in Asia, Europe, North America[11] (including Mexico)[15] and New Zealand.[12]

A. bernardii is a

de-ice the roads.[11][17] Fruit bodies sometimes form underground.[13] Mushrooms can also grow in fairy rings, especially when in grasslands or pastures.[12]

Ecology

A Czech study determined that the mushrooms will strongly bioaccumulate silver from contaminated soil. Although the average concentration of silver in the soil is typically less than 1 milligram per kilogram of soil, it can be significantly elevated near industrial sites such as mines and smelters. The concentration of silver in the caps—which reached levels of up to 544 mg per kg of mushroom tissue (dry weight)—was about twice that of the stems.[18]

Uses

Although the mushrooms sometimes have an odor that is briny or pungent,[11] they are edible and good.[19] David Arora compares it to the closely related A. bitorquis, "but a little chewier".[13]

See also

  • List of Agaricus species

References

  1. ^ a b c "Agaricus bernardii (Quél.) Sacc. 1887". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
  2. ISBN 978-0-89815-169-5
    .
  3. ^
    doi:10.1080/00378941.1878.10827918
    .
  4. ^ Heinemann P. (1978). "Essai d'une clé de détermination des genres Agaricus et Micropsalliota". Sydowia. 30: 6–37.
  5. PMID 21156589
    .
  6. S2CID 25519596
    .
  7. JSTOR 3761534. Archived from the original
    on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2012-10-06.
  8. ^ Romagnesi H. (1986). "Sur le genre Chitonia (Fr.) Karst" [About the genus Chitonia (Fr.) Karst.]. Bulletin de la Société Mycologique de France (in French). 102: 115–20.
  9. ^ Wasser SP. (1995). "New and noteworthy species of the genus Agaricus L.: Fr. emend. Karst. from Israel". Documents Mycologiques. 25: 469–78.
  10. ^
    PMID 16080396
    .
  11. ^
    ISBN 978-0226721170
    .
  12. ^
    doi:10.1080/0028825X.1999.9512665
    .
  13. ^
    ISBN 0-89815-169-4
    .
  14. ^ "Agaricus bernardiiformis Bohus 1975". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2012-10-06.
  15. ISSN 0187-3180
    .
  16. ^ Kuo M. (October 2007). "Agaricus bernardii". Retrieved 2012-10-06.
  17. ISSN 0043-1532
    .
  18. PMID 20303145
    .
  19. ISBN 978-0-520-95360-4
    .

External links
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