In 1839 the Czech mycologist August Corda described the same species from Prague where it was found growing in a greenhouse in between pineapple plants by a garden inspector named Birnbaum and so he called it Agaricus Birnbaumii.
In 1839, the discovery of a mushroom species in Prague, growing amongst pineapple plants in a greenhouse, led to its description by August Corda. The species was named *Agaricus Birnbaumii* after the gardener who found it.