Summary ⁵

Volvariella bombycina, commonly known as the silky sheath, silky rosegill, silver-silk straw mushroom, or tree mushroom, is a species of edible mushroom in the family Pluteaceae. It is an uncommon but widespread species, having been reported from Asia, Australia, the Caribbean, Europe, and North America. The fruit body (mushroom) begins developing in a thin, egg-like sac. This ruptures and the stem expands quickly, leaving the sac at the base of the stem as a volva. The...

Associations ⁶

Foodplant / saprobe
fruitbody of Volvariella bombycina is saprobic on dead stump (large) of Broadleaved trees and shrubs

Foodplant / saprobe
fruitbody of Volvariella bombycina is saprobic on dead stump (large) of Ulmus
Other: major host/prey

Foodplant / saprobe
fruitbody of Volvariella bombycina is saprobic on dead stump (large) of Fagus
Other: minor host/prey

Foodplant / saprobe
fruitbody of Volvariella bombycina is saprobic on dead stump (large) of Acer pseudoplatanus
Other: unusual host/prey

Foodplant / saprobe
fruitbody of Volvariella bombycina is saprobic on dead stump (large) of Aesculus
Other: unusual host/prey

Foodplant / saprobe
fruitbody of Volvariella bombycina is saprobic on dead stump (large) of Betula
Other: unusual host/prey

Foodplant / saprobe
fruitbody of Volvariella bombycina is saprobic on dead stump (large) of Crataegus monogyna

Foodplant / saprobe
fruitbody of Volvariella bombycina is saprobic on dead stump (large) of Fraxinus
Other: unusual host/prey

Foodplant / saprobe
fruitbody of Volvariella bombycina is saprobic on dead stump (large) of Malus
Other: unusual host/prey

Foodplant / saprobe
fruitbody of Volvariella bombycina is saprobic on dead stump (large) of Quercus
Other: unusual host/prey

Foodplant / saprobe
fruitbody of Volvariella bombycina is saprobic on dead stump (large) of Populus
Other: unusual host/prey

Fungus / saprobe
fruitbody of Volvariella bombycina is saprobic on dead, decayed bracket of Ganoderma australe
Other: unusual host/prey

Foodplant / saprobe
fruitbody of Volvariella bombycina is saprobic on paper of nest (occupied) of Vespula
Other: unusual host/prey

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Robbie Sproule, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://www.flickr.com/photos/85278812@N00/27947266
2. (c) anonymous, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://www.biopix.com/photos/SDL-Volvariella-bombycina-00007.jpg
3. (c) Ron Pastorino, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://images.mushroomobserver.org/640/427539.jpg
4. (c) anonymous, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://www.biopix.com/PhotosMedium/SDL%20Volvariella%20bombycina%2000001.jpg
5. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volvariella_bombycina
6. (c) BioImages, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/22912000

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Atlas of Living Australia
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• CalPhotos
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• Maryland Biodiversity Project
• Mushroom Observer
• MykoWeb
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• NBN Atlas
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• USDA PLANTS database

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