Agaricus bitorquis (Quél) Sacc. |
The cap is white to grey-white with an ochraceous tinge. The cap surface is smooth, not viscid nor sticky. The flesh is white, turning pink when exposed to air; the odour is pleasant, weak; its texture is fibrous. The gills are pink then chocolate brown, free, crowded . The spore print is brown. This species is saprophytic. It grows on the ground. The fruiting period takes place from May to November.
Chemical tests : no reaction to Schaeffer's test. Distinctive features : double ring (the lower thinner and volva-like); very tough flesh; fruiting body capable of disrupting asphalt when growing Agaricus bitorquis is still unreported so far in the forest of Rambouillet, and is occasional, more generally speaking .
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