Cap |
Agaricus silvaticus has a cap
diameter of 7 to 15 cm. Domed at first, the scaly cap expands until it
is almost flat.
Beneath the surface, which is light russet-brown and covered
with reddish-brown scales that are more dense towards the middle of the
cap, the flesh is white. Upon cutting the thin, firm cap flesh it turns
red and eventually brown. |
Gills |
Initially pink, the free, crowded gills turn
redder and then dark brown as the spores mature. |
Stipe |
The stem, which is 1 to 1.2 cm in diameter,
is more or less parallel sided above a slightly bulbous base. When cut,
the solid stem flesh turns red and eventually brown.
Above the large, floppy single ring the stem is smooth, while below
the ring it is finely scaly. |
Spore print |
Chocolate brown. |
Odour/taste |
Not distinctive. |
Habitat |
Often in groups in mixed woodland and under
trees in parks. |
Season |
August to November. |
Occurrence |
Infrequent; rare in many areas. |
Similar species |
- Agaricus haemorrhoidarius is very similar, with grey-brown
scales and a stouter stem; it occurs under broad-leaved trees,
notably oak and beech.
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