Synonymy:
Agaricus volvaceus Bull., Herb. Fr. (Paris) 6: pl. 262 (1786)
Volvaria volvacea (Bull.) P. Kumm., Führ. Pilzk. (Zerbst): 99 (1871)
Volvariopsis volvacea (Bull.) Murrill, N. Amer. Fl. (New York) 10(2): 144 (1917)

Agaricus volvaceus var. minor Bull., Herb. Fr. (Paris) 7: pl. 330 (1788) [1787-88]

Agaricus virgatus Pers., Neues Mag. Bot. 1: 98 (1794)
Amanita virgata (Pers.) Pers., Tent. disp. meth. fung. (Lipsiae): 18 (1797)
Vaginata virgata (Pers.) Gray, Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. (London) 1: 601 (1821)
Volvaria virgata (Pers.) Quél., Mém. Soc. Émul. Montbéliard, Sér. 2 5: 344 (1873)

Agaricus rhodomelas Lasch, Linnaea 4: 548 (1829)
Agaricus volvaceus var. rhodomelas (Lasch) Fr., Epicrisis Systematis Mycologici: 138 (1838) [1836-1838]
Volvaria rhodomelaena (Lasch) P. Kumm., Führ. Pilzk. (Zerbst): 99 (1871)

Volvaria virgata var. fennica P. Karst., Hedwigia 30: 246 (1891)
Volvaria volvacea var. fennica (P. Karst.) Sacc., Syll. Fung. (Abellini) 11: 43 (1895)

Volvaria volvacea var. edulis Overeem, De nuttige planten van Nederlandsch Indië 1: 72 (1927)

Volvariella volvacea var. nigricans Kawam. ex Hongo, J. Jap. Bot. 38(8): 233 (1963)

Position in classification:
Volvariella, Volvariellaceae, Agaricales, Agaricomycetidae, Agaricomycetes, Basidiomycota, Fungi

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