Botany Photo of the Day Agaricus bisporus

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Two billion dollars is the estimated annual crop value of Agaricus bisporus. Its common names in English include: common mushroom, culinary mushroom, button mushroom, table mushroom, and portobello mushroom. These common names are applied differently depending on the age and colour of the fruiting body. Most are used for the reproductively immature fruiting body of […]

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