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Silky sheath - Volvariella bombycina Silver-silk straw mushroom. I was surprised to see such a big mushroom - about 30 cm diameter. And it has an amazing cap surface structure.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/44110/silky_sheath_-_volvariella_bombycina.html" title="Silky sheath - Volvariella bombycina"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/1332/44110_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=bSDXwgCsRkpPdswGCogeg1hv1r4%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Silky sheath - Volvariella bombycina Silver-silk straw mushroom<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/44111/silky_sheath_-_volvariella_bombycina.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/44112/silky_sheath_-_volvariella_bombycina.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/44109/silky_sheath_-_volvariella_bombycina.html Agaricales,Agaricomycetes,Basidiomycota,Bulgaria,Europe,Fungi,Fungus,Geotagged,Nature,Pluteaceae,Silky rosegill,Silky sheath,Silver-silk straw mushroom,Sofia,South park,Summer,Volvariella bombycina,Wildlife" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/44111/silky_sheath_-_volvariella_bombycina.html" title="Silky sheath - Volvariella bombycina"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/1332/44111_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=1r%2FG1UsFQc6A5xOlnyR2RRoFgCA%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Silky sheath - Volvariella bombycina Silver-silk straw mushroom<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/44110/silky_sheath_-_volvariella_bombycina.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/44112/silky_sheath_-_volvariella_bombycina.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/44109/silky_sheath_-_volvariella_bombycina.html Agaricales,Agaricomycetes,Basidiomycota,Bulgaria,Europe,Fungi,Fungus,Geotagged,Nature,Pluteaceae,Silky rosegill,Silky sheath,Silver-silk straw mushroom,Sofia,South park,Summer,Volvariella bombycina,Wildlife" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/44112/silky_sheath_-_volvariella_bombycina.html" title="Silky sheath - Volvariella bombycina"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/1332/44112_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=heYwJwnNhWoYFlrUqARxWT9PGZ8%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Silky sheath - Volvariella bombycina Silver-silk straw mushroom<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/44110/silky_sheath_-_volvariella_bombycina.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/44111/silky_sheath_-_volvariella_bombycina.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/44109/silky_sheath_-_volvariella_bombycina.html Agaricales,Agaricomycetes,Basidiomycota,Bulgaria,Europe,Fungi,Fungus,Geotagged,Nature,Pluteaceae,Silky rosegill,Silky sheath,Silver-silk straw mushroom,Sofia,South park,Summer,Volvariella bombycina,Wildlife" /></a></figure> Agaricales,Agaricomycetes,Basidiomycota,Bulgaria,Europe,Fungi,Fungus,Geotagged,Nature,Pluteaceae,Silky rosegill,Silky sheath,Silver-silk straw mushroom,Sofia,South park,Summer,Volvariella bombycina,Wildlife Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Silky sheath - Volvariella bombycina

Silver-silk straw mushroom. I was surprised to see such a big mushroom - about 30 cm diameter. And it has an amazing cap surface structure.

Silky sheath - Volvariella bombycina Silver-silk straw mushroom<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/44111/silky_sheath_-_volvariella_bombycina.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/44112/silky_sheath_-_volvariella_bombycina.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/44109/silky_sheath_-_volvariella_bombycina.html Agaricales,Agaricomycetes,Basidiomycota,Bulgaria,Europe,Fungi,Fungus,Geotagged,Nature,Pluteaceae,Silky rosegill,Silky sheath,Silver-silk straw mushroom,Sofia,South park,Summer,Volvariella bombycina,Wildlife

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The Silky sheath

''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.

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Similar species: Agaricales
Species identified by Jivko Nakev
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By Jivko Nakev

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Uploaded Aug 25, 2016. Captured Aug 20, 2016 09:37 in ul. "Kozyak" 16, 1407 Sofia, Bulgaria.
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  • Canon EOS 7D Mark II
  • f/6.3
  • 1/125s
  • ISO1250
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.