Agaricus

Agaricus
	The type species Agaricus campestris (field or meadow mushroom)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Agaricales
Family:	Agaricaceae
Genus:	Agaricus; L. (1753)
Type species
	Agaricus campestris; L. (1753)
Synonyms
	Amanita Dill. ex Boehm. (1760); Araneosa; Fungus Tourn. ex Adans. (1763); Hypophyllum Paulet (1808); Longula Zeller (1945); Myces Paulet (1808); Agaricus trib. Psalliota Fr. (1821); Pratella (Pers.) Gray (1821); Psalliota (Fr.) P.Kumm. (1871);

Agaricus is a genus of mushroom-forming fungi containing both edible and poisonous species, with over 400 members worldwide and possibly again as many disputed or newly-discovered species. The genus includes the common ("button") mushroom (Agaricus bisporus) and the field mushroom (A. campestris), the dominant cultivated mushrooms of the West.

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