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| synonyms: Früher Erdschüppling, Pholiote précoce, Spring Fieldcap |
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| location: North America, Europe |
| edibility: Inedible |
| 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: Mushroom has distinct or odd smell (non mushroomy) |
| spore colour: Light to dark brown |
| habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground, Found in fields, lawns or on roadsides
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Agrocybe praecox (Pers. ex Fr.) Fayod syn. Pholiota praecox (Pers. ex Fr.) Kummer Früher Erdschüppling Pholiote précoce Spring Fieldcap Cap 3–6cm across, convex, ochraceous-cream or light tan, drying almost whitish with darker margin. Stem 40–60 x 4–8mm, cream, with ring. Flesh whitish cream becoming brown in stem with age. Smell mealy. Gills adnate, pale reddish-brown at first darkening with age. Spore print cigar brown. Spores ovoid-ellipsoid, 9–10 x 5–5.5µ. Cap cuticle cellular. Habitat amongst grass, usually in shady places, e.g. copses. Season late spring to late autumn. Uncommon. Said to be edible but best avoided. Distribution, America and Europe. |
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Mirosław Wantoch-Rekowski (Poland) - 21 June 2010
3/06/2010 lasek brzozowo-sosnowy.Tuszkowy-Kaszuby.Poland
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