paddy straw mushroom
Volvariella volvacea (Bull.) Singer
Safety first
Many edible mushrooms have toxic lookalikes, and some of those can be fatal. Have any mushroom identified in person by a local expert before you eat it.
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Edibility
Edible (per source) Source: Wikipedia: Volvariella volvacea
Classification from Wikipedia: Volvariella volvacea. Sources can be wrong or incomplete, and people react differently.
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Photos
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Photo: Georges Power. CC0. Source (wikimedia)
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.
The highlighted bar is the current month.
View season data as a table
| Month | Records |
|---|---|
| January | 1 |
| February | 0 |
| March | 1 |
| April | 8 |
| May | 3 |
| June | 5 |
| July | 18 |
| August | 13 |
| September | 10 |
| October | 3 |
| November | 1 |
| December | 0 |
Where it is found
States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.
- Massachusetts 11 records · Foraging rules
- Florida 11 records · Foraging rules
- Tennessee 7 records · Foraging rules
- Ontario 7 records · Foraging rules
- British Columbia 5 records · Foraging rules
- Pennsylvania 3 records · Foraging rules
- Missouri 2 records · Foraging rules
- Ohio 2 records · Foraging rules
- Illinois 2 records · Foraging rules
- Kansas 2 records · Foraging rules
- Wisconsin 2 records · Foraging rules
- North Carolina 2 records · Foraging rules
- West Virginia 1 records · Foraging rules
- Quebec 1 records · Foraging rules
- District of Columbia 1 records · Foraging rules
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- Georgia1 records
- Hawaii1 records
- Maryland1 records
- New York1 records
- Texas1 records
- Washington1 records
Identification traits
| Cap shape | conical |
|---|---|
| Underside (gills, pores or teeth) | gills |
| Ecology | saprotrophic |
| Stem features | volva |
| Spore print color | salmon |
Traits vary. Use them to ask better questions of an expert, not to make a final call.
About
Volvariella volvacea (also known as paddy straw mushroom or straw mushroom) is a species of edible mushroom cultivated throughout East and Southeast Asia and used extensively in Asian cuisine. They are often available fresh in regions where they are cultivated, but elsewhere are more frequently found canned or dried. Worldwide, straw mushrooms are the third-most-consumed mushroom.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the original article.
Recent finds
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