Volvariella volvacea
Volvariella volvacea | |
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Straw mushrooms, some still veiled, others opened—showing the cap inside | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Agaricales |
Family: | Pluteaceae |
Genus: | Volvariella |
Species: | V. volvacea
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Binomial name | |
Volvariella volvacea | |
Synonyms | |
Volvariella volvacea | |
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![]() | Gills on hymenium |
![]() ![]() | Cap is conical or umbonate |
![]() | saprotrophic |
![]() | Edibility is choice |
Volvariella volvacea (also known as paddy straw mushroom or straw mushroom) is a species of edible mushroom cultivated throughout East and Southeast Asia and used extensively in Asian cuisine. They are often available fresh in regions they are cultivated, but elsewhere are more frequently found canned or dried. Worldwide, straw mushrooms are the third-most-consumed mushroom.[2]
Description
In their button stage, straw mushrooms resemble poisonous
Uses
Straw mushrooms are grown on rice straw beds and are most commonly picked when immature (often labelled "unpeeled"), during their button or egg phase, and before the veil ruptures.[5] They are adaptable, taking four to five days to mature, and are most successfully grown in subtropical climates with high annual rainfall. No record has been found of their cultivation before the 19th century.[6]
Nutrition
One cup (182 grams or 6.4 ounces) of straw mushrooms is nutritionally dense and provides 240 kilojoules (58 kilocalories) of
References
- ^ "Species Fungorum - GSD Species". www.speciesfungorum.org.
- ^ "Straw Mushrooms".
- ISBN 978-0-19-517158-7.
- ^ Gardiner, Stephanie (3 January 2012). "Two die after eating death cap mushrooms". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ISBN 9789622012646– via Google Books.
- ISBN 1-85626-702-4.
- ^ "Straw Mushroom facts and health benefits". Health Benefits Times. 2019-05-30. Retrieved 2019-11-05.
External links
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- Straw Mushroom
- http://www.indexfungorum.org/Names/SynSpecies.asp?RecordID=307802 Archived 2007-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
- http://www.indexfungorum.org/Names/NamesRecord.asp?RecordID=307802
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfma.2019.09.008
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