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| Paddy straw mushrooms | |
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| 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 (?) | |
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.
See also
External links
- Straw Mushroom
- http://www.indexfungorum.org/Names/SynSpecies.asp?RecordID=307802
- http://www.indexfungorum.org/Names/NamesRecord.asp?RecordID=307802