Brown common mushrooms
The Common mushroom or White mushroom or Button mushroom is probably the most commonly cultivated mushroom in the world. It is known with many different names, including Champignon mushroom. The name ‘champignon’ is the French word for ‘mushroom’.
Names
Scientific
Agaricus bisporus
English
Brown cap mushroom
Button mushroom
Champignon mushroom
Chestnut mushroom
Common mushroom
Cremini mushroom
Cultivated mushroom
Italian brown
Italian mushroom
Paris mushroom
Portobello mushroom
Roman brown mushroom
Swiss brown mushroom
Table mushroom
White mushroom
Dutch
Champignon
Gekweekte champignon
Spanish
Champiñón común
French
Champignon de couche
Champignon de Paris
German
Portobello
Zuchtchampignon
Zweisporige Egerling
Italian
Champignon
Taxonomy
Order
Agaricales
Family
Agaricaceae
Genus
Agaricus
Species
Agaricus bisporus (Common mushroom)
Proverbs and Quotes
- Watch out for the unexpected mushroom. (Sicilian Proverb)
- A lucky man can stumble upon a treasure while an unlucky one can’t even find a mushroom. (Russian proverb)
- Without stooping down for the mushroom, you cannot put it in your basket. (Russian proverb)
- It’s better to eat a mushroom in freedom than to eat meat in slavery. (African proverb)
- He has sprung up like a mushroom. (Latin proverb)
Crop categories
Pictures
Button mushroom
White button mushrooms
Common mushroom