Straw mushrooms display for sale
By Mattes (Own work)
[Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Paddy straw mushroom is an edible mushroom which is very popular in Asian cuisines. It is cultivated commercially throughout East and Southeast Asia.
Names
Scientific
Volvariella volvacea
English
Paddy straw mushroom
Straw mushroom
Dutch
Rijst-stro-paddenstoel
Rijst-stro-paddestoel
Tropische beurszwam
Spanish
Paja seta
Seta de arroz
Seta paja de arroz
French
Volvaire asiatique
Volvaire cultivée
Volvaire volvacée
German
Dunkelstreifiger Scheidling
Reisstroh-Scheidling
Reisstrohpilz
Schwarzstreifige Scheidling
Strohpilz
Italian
Fungo di paglia
Taxonomy
Order
Agaricales
Family
Pluteaceae
Genus
Volvariella
Species
Volvariella volvacea (Paddy straw mushroom)
Basic information and facts
Origin:
?
Distribution:
Common in East and Southeast Asia.
Mushrooms:
Climate
Prefers a subtropical climate with a lot of rainfall.
Propagation:
Straw mushrooms are cultovated on rice straw beds.
Harvesting:
The mushrooms are picked when still immature before the veil ruptures (button or egg phase).
Uses:
Used fresh or dried, or sold canned.
Did you know that?
- Paddy straw mushrooms looks similar to poisonous death caps. They can be recognized by their pink spore print, while the spore print for death caps is white.
Crop categories
Minor crops
Mushrooms
Subtropical crops
Tropical crops
Pictures
Straw mushroom
By Cathiniamoa (Own work)
[CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Paddy straw mushroom
[CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
