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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"). '''''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").

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Paddy straw mushrooms
File:Straw Mushroom.jpg
Volvariella volvacea
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

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").

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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