Field mushroom  (Agaricus campestris)

Learn about the scientific name of this species and how it fits into the tree of life at Nature Navigator.

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Glossary

  • Fruit body: in fungi, the fruit body is the visible part of the fungus which bears spores (microscopic particles involved in both dispersal and reproduction).
  • Photosynthesis: metabolic process characteristic of plants in which carbon dioxide is broken down, using energy from sunlight absorbed by the green pigment chlorophyll. Organic compounds are made and oxygen is given off as a by-product.

References

  1. National Biodiversity Network Species Dictionary (Jan 2003): http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nbn/
  2. Jordan, M. (1995) The encyclopedia of fungi of Britain and Europe. David and Charles, Devon.
  3. Dickinson, C. and Lucas, J. (1979) The encyclopedia of mushrooms. Orbis Publishing, London.
  4. Courteciusse, R. (1999) Mushrooms of Britain and Europe. Harper Collins Publishers, London.
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