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Agaricus comtulus.   Click a photo to enlarge it.   back to list

synonyms: Dickstieliger Zwergegerling
Agaricus comtulus Mushroom
Ref No: 6839
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Agaricus comtulus6.jpg Mushroom
Ref No: 9813
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location: Europe
edibility: Edible
fungus colour: White to cream, Yellow
normal size: Less than 5cm
cap type: Convex to shield shaped
stem type: Ring on stem
spore colour: Purplish to black
habitat: Grows on the ground, Found in fields, lawns or on roadsides

Agaricus comtulus Fr. syn. Psalliota comtula (Fr.) Quél.
Dickstieliger Zwergegerling Cap 2–4cm across, convex expanding flat, white to ochraceous-cream. Stem 30–50 x 4–6mm, white or creamy, not bruising yellow; ring white and membranous. Flesh white but yellowing slightly in the stem base. Taste almondy, smell faintly of almonds or aniseed. Gills flesh-pink at first, darkening with age. Spore print brown. Spores ovate, 4.5–5.5´3–3.5m. Habitat in pastureland. Season late summer to autumn. Occasional. Edible. Found In Europe.

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