Agrocybe Sororia
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''Agrocybe sororia'' is a species of Basidiomycota mushroom in the genus '' Agrocybe''. The cap is convex to plane, tawny fading to pale yellow-buff; the pileus sometimes is cracked, or wrinkled. The gills have an
adnate Adnate may refer to: * Adnation, in botany, the fusion of two or more whorls of a flower * Adnate, in mycology, a classification of lamellae (gills) * Conjoined twins Conjoined twins – sometimes popularly referred to as Siamese twins – are ...
attachment to the stipe. The spore print is cinnamon-brown. The stem is cylindrical, equal, concolor with the cap and lacks a ring; usually with white cords in the stem base. It is found in wood mulch. Odour and taste mealy (not bitter). This mushroom distributes in eastern North America.


Similar species

'' A. firma'' is similar but it has dark-brown pileus and lacks of mealy odour. '' A. putaminum'' has mealy odour and a bitter taste. Also, has pileocystidia.


References

Strophariaceae {{Agaricales-stub