Volvariella hypopithys



Cortinarius husseyiKey to Gilled Mushrooms     Key
This is a key to gilled mushrooms, that is, mushrooms having a definite cap with a fertile surface consisting of gills. The fruiting body usually also has a stem, although that may be lateral or absent (usually, then, the mushroom is growing from wood). You can use this key to identify mushrooms that you find.


TricholomaAgaricales     Order
Fruiting body containing fibers (usually in the stalk)


Pink Spored     Suborder
Spores pink or reddish



Pluteus cervinusPlutaceae     Family
Gills free
Often growing on wood



Volvariella pusillaVolvariella     Genus
With a saccate volva, or cup, at the base of the stalk
On a variety of substrates
Cap typically (but not in this picture) bluntly conical, not umbonate or convex


Volvariella pusillaLittle Volvariella     Section
Cap typically less than 2" across


Volvariella hypopithys     (Fries) R. L. Shaffer

Here are the characters that distinguish this species from the others in its group. For its more general characters, see higher up on the page.
If there's just a few words or a microscopic feature here, a more thorough description can be found above.

Diagnosis


Microscropic Characters




 

 


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