Agaricus urinascens (F.H. Møller) Schaeff. |
common name(s) : Macro Mushroom, Albert's Mushroom
synonyms: Agaricus macrosporus, Psalliota arvensis-macrospora, Agaricus urinascens-urinascens, Psalliota urinascens, Psalliota macrospora, Agaricus albertii
edibility : edible, good
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The cap is white, fleshy, becoming ochre with age. The cap surface is covered with radial fibrils or very fine ochre-brown scales, not viscid nor sticky. The flesh is white, turning pink when exposed to air; its taste is mild, of aniseed or almonds; the odour is mild, also of aniseed or almonds (young) or ammonia (old); 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 calcareous soil. The fruiting period takes place from May to November.
Chemical tests : variable reaction to Schaeffer's test. Distinctive features : white cap, with very large size; large spores; cap turning yellow with age; flesh turning weakly ping when exposed to air; stem with membranous ring, tapering towards both ends Agaricus urinascens is still unreported so far in the forest of Rambouillet, and is occasional, more generally speaking .
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