Agaricus essettei Bon |
The cap is white, yellowing when touched. The cap surface is smooth, not viscid nor sticky. The stem is white, bulbous, with a membranous ring. The flesh is yellowing slightly; the odour is of aniseed; its texture is fibrous. The gills are free, crowded . The spore print is purple brown. This species is saprophytic. It grows on the ground, on a rather calcareous soil. The fruiting period takes place from June to December.
Chemical tests : positive reaction to Schaeffer's test. Distinctive features : stem with a clearly marginate bulbous base; mature specimens turning yellow when touched; odour of bitter almonds; with conifers Agaricus essettei is quite rare and localised in the forest of Rambouillet, and is frequent, more generally speaking . | ||
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