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| synonyms: Grossschuppiger Egerling |
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| location: North America, Europe |
| edibility: Poisonous/Suspect |
| fungus colour: White to cream, Grey to beige |
| normal size: 5-15cm |
| cap type: Convex to shield shaped |
| stem type: Ring on stem, Bulbous base of stem |
| flesh: Flesh discolours when cut, bruised or damaged, Mushroom has distinct or odd smell (non mushroomy) |
| spore colour: Purplish to black |
| habitat: Grows in woods |
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Agaricus placomyces Peck syn. Psalliota meleagris Schaeff.
Grossschuppiger Egerling Cap 5–9cm across, ovoid at first becoming expanded, densely covered with tiny grey-brown scales, especially towards the centre, on a whitish ground. Stem 60–90 x 10–12mm, bulbous, whitish, initially covered in conspicuous flakes below the large membranous ring. Flesh white, discolouring faintly yellowish and later pale brown. Cap, stem and flesh bruise yellow. Taste and smell strong and unpleasant. Gills remaining light pink for a long time, at length blackish-brown. Cheilocystidia thin-walled, hyaline, globose or pear-shaped. Spore print brown. Spores elliptic, 4–6 x 3–4µ. Habitat woodland. Season summer. Uncommon. Poisonous. Distribution, America and Europe. |
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Lorand Bartho (Hungary) - 30 January 2009
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Lorand Bartho (Hungary) - 30 January 2009
Hungarian name, Tintaszagu csiperke
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