Agaricus cupreobrunneus    (Jul. Schäff. & Steer) Pilát 



New classification: Basidiomycota/Agaricomycotina/Agaricomycetes/Agaricomycetidae/Agaricales/Agaricaceae  
Former classification: Basidiomycota/Homobasidiomycetes/Agaricomycetideae/Agaricales/Agaricaceae/Agariceae  

synonyms: Psalliota cupreobrunnea, Psalliota campestris-cupreobrunnea 

edibility : edible

potential confusions with Agaricus cupreobrunneus toxicity of Agaricus cupreobrunneus genus Agaricus  

The cap is copper-brown to vinaceous brown.

its texture is fibrous.

The gills are free, crowded . The spore print is purple brown. This species is saprophytic. It grows on the ground.

The fruiting period takes place from June to November.
Dimensions: width of cap approximately 7 cm (between 3 and 10 cm)
  height of stem approximately 5 cm (between 3 and 9 cm)
  thickness of stem (at largest section) approximately 15 mm (between 8 and 20 mm)

Chemical tests : no reaction to Schaeffer's test.


Agaricus cupreobrunneus is rare and confined in the forest of Rambouillet, and is quite rare, more generally speaking .
here should be the distribution map of Agaricus cupreobrunneus in the forest of Rambouillet
Above : distribution map of Agaricus cupreobrunneus in the forest of Rambouillet



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