Agaricales

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Also Known As	agaric • gill fungus • gill fungi

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white button mushroom

shaggy mane, or shaggy cap

panther cap mushroom

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Agaricaceae oyster mushroom Marasmiaceae Amanitaceae Pholiota Lycoperdaceae Agaricus oyster cap jack-o’-lantern bird’s nest fungus Polyporales stinkhorn Boletales

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