Agaricus pilatianus Bohus syn. A. xanthodermus var. pilatianus Bohus Weissgraer Karbolegerling Cap 6–12cm across, obtusely convex, white at first becoming smoky- or greyish-brown, bruising yellow when young. Stem 40–80 x 15–30mm, cylindrical, slightly clavate or tapering at the base, white becoming tinged ochraceous to brownish; ring white, double. Flesh white, staining yellow in the stem base. Taste strong and unpleasant, smell unpleasant, strongly of carbolic. Gills white at first then pink, finally chocolate brown. Cheilocystidia clavate to broadly clavate, 22–30 x 11–13.5µ. Spore print brown. Spores broadly ovate, 5.5-6.5 x 4.3-5.3µ. Habitat in short grass in gardens or on lawns. Season autumn. Rare. Poisonous. Found In Europe. |