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Agaricus sylvaticus Schaeff.

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Scientific name
Agaricus sylvaticus
Author
Schaeff.
Common names
skogschampinjon
blushing wood mushroom, Scaly Wood Mushroom, Blushing Wood Mushroom, red staining mushroom, or Pinew
Meža atmatene
IUCN Specialist Group
Mushroom, Bracket and Puffball
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Basidiomycota
Class
Agaricomycetes
Order
Agaricales
Family
Agaricaceae
Assessment status
Published
Assessment date
2018-02-26
IUCN Red List Category
LC
Assessors
Anders Dahlberg (Swedish Species Information Centre, Uppsala / IUCN SSC Cup-fungus, Truffle and Ally Specialist Group)
Reviewers
Tommy Knutsson (Swedish Species Information Centre, Uppsala, Sweden)

Assessment Notes

The content on this page is fetched from The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/122090218/222966981

Justification

Agaricus sylvaticus is a globally widespread saprobic woodland fungus. There is no evidence of decline and it can be locally abundant where suitable habitat exists. Therefore, it is assessed as Least Concern (LC).

Geographic range

Agaricus sylvaticus is widely distributed in Europe and North America and also reported from Central America, Asia, Australia and New Zealand. The area of occupancy (AOO) of this species is much larger than 2,000 km², and its extent of occurrence (EOO) is much larger than 20,000 km².

Population and Trends

The population size is likely to be very large since this is such a widespread species, and more or less stable as there is no indication of any decline.

Population Trend: Stable

Habitat and Ecology

Agaricus sylvaticus is a decomposer fungus found growing solitarily or in small groups in coniferous and deciduous woods, often in needle litter or on ant-hills.

Threats

There are no major threats to this species. It is commonly and widely found in almost any type of woodlands.

Conservation Actions

No conservation measures are needed for this species since it is widespread and there are no major threats to it.

Use and Trade

Agaricus sylvaticus is a large and fairly common woodland mushroom and in some countries considered a good edible species.

Source and Citation

Dahlberg, A. 2019. Agaricus sylvaticus (errata version published in 2022). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T122090218A222966981. Accessed on 21 November 2025.

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