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'''''Volvariella volvacea''''' (also known as '''straw mushroom''' or '''paddy straw mushroom'''; syn. ''Volvaria volvacea'', ''Agaricus volvaceus'', ''Amanita virgata'', ''Vaginata virgata'') is a species of ] cultivated throughout ] and ] and used extensively in Asian cuisines. In ], they are called cǎogū (]], lit. "straw mushroom"), and in Vietnamese they are called ''nấm rơm''. '''''Volvariella volvacea''''' (also known as '''straw mushroom''' or '''paddy straw mushroom'''; syn. ''Volvaria volvacea'', ''Agaricus volvaceus'', ''Amanita virgata'', ''Vaginata virgata'') is a species of ] ] throughout ] and ] and used extensively in Asian cuisines. In ], they are called cǎogū (]], lit. "straw mushroom"), and in Vietnamese they are called ''nấm rơm''.


They are often available fresh in Asia, but are more frequently found in canned or dried form outside their nations of cultivation. They are often available fresh in Asia, but are more frequently found in canned or dried form outside their nations of cultivation.

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Paddy straw mushrooms
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Homobasidiomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Pluteaceae
Genus: Volvariella
Species: V. volvacea
Binomial name
Volvariella volvacea
(Bulliard ex Fries) Singer
Species of fungus
Volvariella volvaceaView the Mycomorphbox template that generates the following listMycological characteristics
Gills on hymenium
Cap is conical or umbonate
Hymenium is free
Stipe has a volva
Spore print is salmon
File:Saprophytic fungus.svgEcology is saprophytic
Edibility is edible

Volvariella volvacea (also known as straw mushroom or paddy straw mushroom; syn. Volvaria volvacea, Agaricus volvaceus, Amanita virgata, Vaginata virgata) is a species of edible mushroom cultivated throughout East and Southeast Asia and used extensively in Asian cuisines. In Chinese, they are called cǎogū (草菇, lit. "straw mushroom"), and in Vietnamese they are called nấm rơm.

They are often available fresh in Asia, but are more frequently found in canned or dried form outside their nations of cultivation.

They look dangerously similar to death caps, but can be distinguished by their pink spore print, which is white for death caps.

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