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Volvariella pusilla

Volvariella pusilla

Singer

Family: Pluteaceae
Order: Agaricales
Class: Agaricomycetes
Phylum / Division: Basidiomycota
Kingdom: Fungi

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Volvariella pusilla, is a species of agaric fungus in the family Pluteaceae, described by Rolf Singer in 1951.

Morphology: Cap: 1 to 3 cm in diameter, bell-shaped at first, then expands. The skin is silky-stringy when young, slightly sticky, white, the flesh is cream-colored, the edge is more stringy and sometimes cracked.

Lamellae: Free, white when young and pink colored when the spores mature. Lamellae come close to the stipe, but do not touch it.

Stipe: White and thin.

Distribution and habitat: It was noted in Asia and Europe, North America, Africa and Australia, with the most sightings in Europe. It grows in forests, parks, botanical gardens, allotment gardens, by the roads, sometimes close to houses, on the ground, in grass.

Source: Wikipedia, article Volvariella pusilla. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 18/07/2026.





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Count: 4

Foto
Photography ID: 523578
  Adult

Alunail@nds
La Rioja
Argentina
02/03/2023
Ramón Vera
Foto
Photography ID: 523315
  Mature Fruitbody

Alunail@nds
La Rioja
Argentina
02/03/2023
Ramón Vera
Foto
Photography ID: 523314
  Mature Fruitbody

Alunail@nds
La Rioja
Argentina
02/02/2023
Ramón Vera
Foto
Photography ID: 523313
  Button stage

Alunail@nds
La Rioja
Argentina
02/02/2023
Ramón Vera


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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
171669103/02/2023ArgentinaLa RiojaAlunail@ndsRamón Vera
171669002/02/2023ArgentinaLa RiojaAlunail@ndsRamón Vera
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Volvariella pusilla – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 19/09/2026.