Volvariella bombycina

Scientific name:  Volvariella bombycina (Schaeff.)
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Derivation of name: Volva means "sheath" and ella is
a diminutive to distinguish this genus from Volvaria.
Bombyc- means "silky" in reference to the silky fibers of
the cap.
Synonyms: Agaricus bombycinus Schaeff.  
Common name(s):  Tree Volvariella.
Phylum:   Basidiomycota
Order:   Agaricales
Family:   Pluteaceae
Occurrence on wood substrate: Saprobic; solitary or in
groups on deciduous standing trees or stumps or logs; July
through October.  
Dimensions:  Caps 5-20 cm wide; stipes 6-20 cm long
and 1-2 cm thick.  
Cap:  White to yellowish-white; dry, silky-fibered.
Gills: Free; white at first, becoming pinkish.
Spore print: Salmon to pink.
Stipe: White; smooth; dry; surrounded at base by a
membranous volva.
Veil: Absent.
Comments:  These mushrooms often grow out of wounds
in trees.
  
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Figure 1. A beautiful specimen of Volvariella bombycina
growing from a tree. Note the sac-like volva at the base of
the stem and the whitish cap covered with hairs.
Photo © Joshua Huber.


Figure 2. Volvariella bombycina growing from the base
of a sugar maple tree (Acer saccharum) in a residential
landscape.
Photo © John Dawson.

Figure 3. The whitish cap is covered with silky fibers. The
sac at the base of the stem is the remains of the universal
veil. Photo© John Dawson.

Figure 4. Closed universal veil of Volvariella bombycina.
Photo © Dorothy Smullen.


Figure 5. The cap is emerging from the veil of
the specimen in Figure 4. Photo © Dorothy Smullen.

Figure 6. The silky-fibered cap of Volvariella bombycina
emerging from the universal veil. Photo © Julie Zeyzus.

Figure 7. The gills are white at first. Note the white hairs on
the cap. With age, these often turn yellowish or brownish.
Photo © George Morrison.


Figure 8. Mature gills of Volvariella bombycina are pinkish.
Photo © Julie Zeyzus.

Figure 9. The gills are free from the stalk. Photo © William
Roody.