Agaricus maleolens    F.H. Møller 



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

synonyms: Psalliota ingrata, Agaricus ingratus 
(unconfirmed synonyms: Agaricus algodorus)  

edibility : unknown edibility

photo gallery of Agaricus maleolens
photo gallery of Agaricus maleolens potential confusions with Agaricus maleolens toxicity of Agaricus maleolens genus Agaricus  

The cap is whitish to brown ochre, convex, fleshy; its margin is bearing hanging veil remains. The cap surface is smooth or slightly scaly, not viscid nor sticky.

The stem is whitish to ochre, tapering towards base, with a large ascending membranous sheathing ring, white, soon torn.

The flesh is pinkish; its taste is mild to unpleasant; the odour is unpleasant, of fish; its texture is fibrous.

The gills are free, crowded . The spore print is dark brown. This species is saprophytic. It grows on the ground, in parks, thickets.

The fruiting period takes place from June to November.
Dimensions: width of cap approximately 8 cm (between 6 and 10 cm)
  height of stem approximately 7 cm (between 5 and 8 cm)
  thickness of stem (at largest section) approximately 20 mm (between 15 and 30 mm)

Distinctive features : Cap with a soft superficial layer; veil remains at the margin; stem with sheathing ring; unpleasant odour of fish

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



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