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The Black Poplar Mushroom of the Genus Agrocybe
Agrocybe aegerita (Brigantini) Singer
Introduction This mushroom has a mellow and attractive flavor when young. Agrocybe aegerita
grows prolifically on deciduous wood debris, often forming large clusters—both in nature and in the
controlled environment of the growing room. This species is an excellent candidate for stump recycling,
especially in the southeastern United States.
The Black Poplar Mushroom
The SwordbeltAgrOcYbe
Yanagi-matsutake (Japanese)
Pioppino (Italian)
(Chinese)
South Poplar Mushroom or
Taxonomic Synonyms & ConsideratiOflS A variable fungus which may well be split into several
distinct taxa with more research, this mushroom was once called a Pholiota, P. aegerita. Other synonyms
are Pholiota cylindracea Gillet (Singer, 1986), orAgrocybe cylindracea (DC. ex Fr.) Maire, a
name still preferred by Asian mycologists. Watling (1982) prefers Agrocybe cylindrica (De Candolle
ex Fries) Maire. Agrocybe molesta (Lasch) Singer andA. praecox (Pers. ex Fr.) Fayod are related species
and may be cultivated using the same methods described here. Their flavor, in the opinion of
many mycophagists, is not as good as A. aegerita. More work on the taxa of the Figure 192. Mycelium 01 A. aegerita3and 7 days after inoculation.
Common Names:
southeastern
Agrocybes is needed.
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