Cap
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3 to 10 cm in diameter, the cap is creamy
white, sometimes developing small scales as it matures. Usually the
margin remains down-turned or slightly in-rolled even when the cap has
expanded fully.
The thick flesh is white, sometimes turning slightly pink when cut
but never staining yellow. |
Gills |
Deep pink at first, the free crowded gills
turn dark brown and eventually almost black as the fruitbody matures.
Old specimens may become infested by maggots, which enter the cap
flesh via the gills. Careful inspection is necessary, and it is
inadvisable to include very old specimens in collections intended for
food. |
Stipe |
3 to 10 cm tall and 1 to 2 cm in diameter,
the white stem is smooth above the single, delicate ring and somewhat
scaly below. It is more or less parallel and does not turn yellow when
cut.
The ring itself is ephemeral, and by the time the fruitbody is fully
developed there is rarely much evidence of a ring remaining. |
Spore print |
Deep chocolate brown. |
Odour/taste |
Not distinctive. |
Habitat |
On soil among grass in pastures, playing
fields and parks. |
Season |
June to October. |
Occurrence |
Frequent |
Similar species |
- Agaricus bitorquis, the Pavement Mushroom, is very similar
but with a thin double ring; it favours dry places beside paths.
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