Cap
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Up to 12 cm in diameter when fully mature, the
caps are usually greyish or greenish-grey in the centre but with a paler, often almost white edge.
Initially convex, the caps flatten, sometimes with a slight umbo. |
Gills
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Sinuate and well spaced apart, the
gills are White but take on a reddish tinge a short time after being bruised.
The spores are white. |
Stipe
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Typically 10 to 20 mm in diameter, the stem is white and covered with small light-grey fibres. This is a deep-rooting species. |
Spore print |
White. |
Odour/taste |
Strong odour of radish when crushed; slight
taste of radish. (Note: this is a poisonous species.) |
Habitat |
Broad-leaf and coniferous woodland. |
Season |
June to October. |
Occurrence |
Very common |
Similar species |
- Tricholoma terreum Is similar
in appearance but does not have the distinctive soapy smell of Tricholoma saponaceum.
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