Volvariella is a genus of fungi with deep salmon pink gills and spore prints.

Since the gills of young Volvariella are white at first, they are more easily mistaken for Amanita.

These studies show that Volvariella is very closely related to "schizophylloid" mushrooms like Schizophyllum commune.

It is easy to confuse with Amanita species such as A. phalloides (the death cap).

Some species of Volvariella are popular edibles in Europe, accounting for 16% of total production of cultivated mushrooms in the world.