Agaricus subperonatus    (J.E. Lange) Singer 



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

synonyms: Psalliota subperonata 

edibility : discard

potential confusions with Agaricus subperonatus toxicity of Agaricus subperonatus genus Agaricus  

The cap is pale ochre-grey to red-brown. The cap surface is scaly, not viscid nor sticky.

The flesh is turning pink when exposed to air; the odour is sweet to unpleasant, neutral or fruity; its texture is fibrous.

The gills are free, crowded . The spore print is brown. This species is saprophytic. It grows on the ground, on a rather rich in nitrogenous compounds soil.

The fruiting period takes place from May to November.
Dimensions: width of cap approximately 10 cm (between 5 and 15 cm)
  height of stem approximately 8 cm (between 5 and 12 cm)
  thickness of stem (at largest section) approximately 20 mm (between 12 and 30 mm)

Chemical tests : no reaction to Schaeffer's test.

Distinctive features : grey cap with brown scales; 1 or 2 volva-like ring zones near the stem base; below the membranous ring; flesh turning pink when exposed to air; veil remnants hanging from cap margin; on rich and disturbed soils

Agaricus subperonatus is still unreported so far in the forest of Rambouillet, and is quite rare, more generally speaking .



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