Piggyback Rosegill

Volvariella surrecta (Knapp) Singer

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Edibility

Inedible Source: Wikipedia: Volvariella surrecta

Classification from Wikipedia: Volvariella surrecta. Sources can be wrong or incomplete, and people react differently.

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Photos

Photo: E. A.. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist)
Photo: Garrett Taylor. CC0. Source (inaturalist)
Photo: Garrett Taylor. CC0. Source (inaturalist)
Photo: Sigrid Jakob. CC0. Source (inaturalist)

Lookalikes

No lookalikes are recorded for this species yet. That does not mean there are none. Many mushrooms look alike, so never rely on appearance alone.

Season

When this species has been recorded, by month, from open-licensed US and Canada observations. It shows when people report it, not a guarantee it is fruiting.

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Recorded observations of Piggyback Rosegill by month
Month	Records
January	0
February	0
March	0
April	0
May	0
June	0
July	0
August	0
September	5
October	22
November	0
December	0

Where it is found

States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.

Ontario 9 records · Foraging rules
New York 3 records · Foraging rules
Massachusetts 2 records · Foraging rules
Indiana 2 records · Foraging rules
Idaho 1 records · Foraging rules
Michigan 1 records · Foraging rules
Minnesota 1 records · Foraging rules
Quebec 1 records · Foraging rules
Vermont 1 records · Foraging rules

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Identification traits

Cap shape	convex
Underside (gills, pores or teeth)	gills
Ecology	parasitic
Stem features	volva
Spore print color	pinkish-brown

Traits vary. Use them to ask better questions of an expert, not to make a final call.

About

Volvariella surrecta, commonly known as the piggyback rosegill, is an agaric fungus in the family Pluteaceae. V. surrecta mushrooms have white or greyish silky-hairy caps up to 8 cm (3.1 in) in diameter, and white gills that turns pink in maturity. The stipe, also white, is up to 9 cm (3.5 in) long, and has a sack-like volva at its base. Although rare, the species is widely distributed, having been reported from Eurasia, northern Africa, North America, and New Zealand. The fungus grows as a parasite on the fruit bodies of other gilled mushrooms, usually Clitocybe nebularis.

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