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| synonyms: King Stropharia, Wine Cup |
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| location: North America, Europe |
| edibility: Edible |
| fungus colour: White to cream, Red or redish or pink, Brown |
| normal size: over 15cm |
| cap type: Convex to shield shaped |
| stem type: Ring on stem, Bulbous base of stem |
| spore colour: Purplish to black |
| habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground, Grows on plant material/manure |
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Stropharia rugosoannulata Farlow ex Murr. King Stropharia, Wine Cup. Cap 5-20cm across, convex-flattened to umbonate; deep purplish red to dull brown or even grayish or white with age; smooth, not viscid. Gills adnate, crowded; pallid then gray and finally purple-brown. Stem 100-180x 10-25mm, equal to clavate; white; smooth; ring large, prominent, deeply wrinkled or segmented below, very thick, white. Flesh firm; white. Odor pleasant. Taste pleasant. Spores ellipsoid, with germ pore, 10-13 x 7.5-9µ. Deposit purple-brown. Habitat on wood chips and bark mulch and around flower beds. Very common. Found Europe and widely distributed in northern North America. Season June-October. Edible-delicious. Comment An almost pure white form is not infrequent; also a closely related (probably undescribed) yellow species with viscid cap may be found at the same time. |
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