The scientific name of white button mushroom is Agaricus bisporus, which is one of the fungi with the longest history of artificial cultivation. Since the 17th century, the French began to try artificial cultivation in underground caves, which was introduced to the United States at the end of the 19th century and extended to the world at the beginning of the 20th century. Modern industry: It is now the world's largest edible fungus. The main producing countries include China, the United States, the Netherlands, Poland, and France. China has become the world's largest producer since the 1980 s.

Agaricus bisporus is a fungus belonging to the mushroom family and genus, also known as mushroom, foreign mushroom, etc. The fruiting body of Agaricus bisporus is medium-sized, with a cap width of 5-12 centimeters. It is initially semi spherical, later flattened, smooth, slightly dry with a gradual yellow color, and the edges are initially curled inward. Mushroom flesh is brown, thick, slightly reddish after injury, with a unique mushroom aroma. The gills are initially pink, then brown to black brown, dense, narrow, free, unequal in length, with a stem length of 4.5-9 cm and a thickness of 1.5-3.5 cm. They are brown, smooth, silky, nearly cylindrical, soft or medium solid inside, with a single-layer, white, membranous ring in the middle of the stem, and easy to fall off.