Question

Name the types of mycelium found in Agaricus.

Answer 1

Class - Basidiomycetes
Order - Agaricales
Family - Agaricaceae
Genus - Agaricus It is a

saprophytic fungus found on wood logs, manure piles, fresh litter, pastures, etc., The fruit bodies are the visible part of the fungi. They are found in rings in some species like Agaricus arvensis, Agaricus tabularis and hence popularly called ‘Fairy rings”. Agaricus campestris is the most common ‘field mushroom’.