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| synonyms: Champignon de trottoirs, Scheidenegerling |
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| location: North America, Europe |
| edibility: Edible |
| fungus colour: White to cream |
| normal size: 5-15cm |
| cap type: Convex to shield shaped |
| stem type: Ring on stem |
| spore colour: Purplish to black |
| habitat: Grows on the ground |
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Agaricus bitorquis (Quél.) Sacc. syn. A. edulis (Witt.) Møller & Schaeff. syn. A. campestris subsp. bitorquis(Quél.) Konrad & Maubl. syn. Psalliota rodmanii (Peck) Kauffm. Scheidenegerling Champignon de trottoirs Cap 4–10cm across, convex soon flattened, white with faintly ochraceous flakes. Stem 30–60 x 15–20mm, white with two separate sheathing rings, the lower thinner and resembling a volva. Flesh white, tinged faintly pink on cutting. Taste mushroomy, smell pleasant. Gills dirty pink at first, soon clay, finally dark chocolate brown. Cheilocystidia thin-walled, clavate. Spore print brown. Spores subglobose, 4–6.5 x 4–5µ. Habitat in gardens and at roadsides, sometimes found growing through asphalt. Season late spring to autumn. Occasional. Edible – good. Found In Europe and north America. |
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Lorand Bartho (Hungary) - 03 February 2009
Hungarian name, Izletes csiperke
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Lorand Bartho (Hungary) - 24 October 2008
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