Mushrooms
Agaricus urinascens
Agaricus urinascens is a large European grassland mushroom recorded as a food species. The catalogue flags its historical species boundaries and cadmium accumulation for review.
Overview
Agaricus urinascens is a large mushroom of European pastures and grasslands, where it fruits in summer. It is a decomposer that grows in grass. Older treatments split related material under other names, including Agaricus macrosporus and Agaricus excellens, so historical records need care.
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Food use
A First Nature description calls it a good edible species with a surprisingly mild taste, pleasant and similar to the button mushroom. The Nordic study cited in the catalogue records it as a food mushroom. The sources reviewed do not specify preparation methods.
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Safety
Cadmium accumulation in this species is an open safety question. Wild specimens need identification by a qualified mycologist. No cooked-food safety assessment is established.
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Places
Europe
Documented use · Region evidenceRecorded from European grasslands; no narrower locality is given.
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DiVA portal (Nordic)Food use · Safety
Agaricus urinascens (Nordic Agaricus study)Food mushroom record; cadmium accumulation to be reviewed.
Cited in: Overview; Food use; Safety
First NatureFood use
Agaricus urinascens, Macro mushroomGood edible; mild taste similar to the button mushroom.
Cited in: Food use