Talk:Agaricus silvaticus

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Both spellings of the species name, "sylvaticus" and "silvaticus", are found in the literature.[1] The Latin word for "wood" may be spelt either "silva" or "sylva" (cf. Pennsylvania). The current spelling given in Index Fungorum/Species Fungorum is with a "y", and I think that that implies that in Wikipedia we should regard the "sylvaticus" as the preferred orthography since WP should follow Index Fungorum.[2] Strobilomyces (talk) 14:54, 1 January 2017 (UTC)Reply

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  1. ^ Knudsen, H.; Vesterholt, J., eds. (2008). Funga Nordica Agaricoid, boletoid and cyphelloid genera. Copenhagen: Nordsvamp. p. 525. ISBN 978-87-983961-3-0.
  2. ^ "Species Fungorum Agaricus sylvaticus page". Index Fungorum. Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Retrieved 2017-01-01.