Stropharia rugoso-annulata

LATIN ROOT Stropharia means sword belt , so named for the belt-like ring on the stem. The species epithet rugoso-annulata comes from the combination of two Latin words rugosus meaning wrinkled and annulus or ring. 

NATURAL HABITAT Occurring In gardens. In wood chips, on decomposing straw. In sawdust enriched soils and commonly In grounds where potatoes have been planted. 

Mycelial Types Rhizomorphic to closely linear whitish In color. 

Standard Spawn Media Rye grain or chopped wheat straw. 

Fruiting Substrates Cased wheat straw, whole or chopped, and balanced to a 71 -74% moisture content. This species has been grown on a substrate of alder/maple chips mixed with mature horse manure using natural culture techniques. 

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In 1970, another poisoning case with Panaeolus subbalteatus occurred in Leipzig. Similar to the 1915 incident in New York, the mushrooms spontaneously emerged among a culture of artificially cultivated mushrooms (Stropharia rugoso-annulata Farlow, in this case) and then were eaten by mistake. The description of its effects is somewhat peculiar. 

Figure 26 Stropharia rugoso-annulata spores germinating.

Figure 143 Stropharia rugoso-annulata fruiting in a bed of wood chips.

K. Szudyga, 1978. "Stropharia rugoso-annulata m The Biology and Cultivation of Edible Mushrooms ed. by ST. Chang and W.A. Hayes. Academic Press, New York. 

Spawn of these species available Pleurotus ostreatus Pleurotus sajor-caju Pleurotus cornucopiae Pleurotus eryngii Lentinus edodes and Stropharia rugoso-annulata. 

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