Leucoagaricus badhamii (Berk. & Broome) Singer |
The cap is brown (scales) on a pale background, becoming reddish then brown when touched or with age, with a central umbo. The cap surface is scaly, not viscid nor sticky. The stem is smooth, without zebra-like markings, with a mobile ring. its taste is mild; the odour is unpleasant; its texture is fibrous. The gills are free, crowded . The spore print is white. This species is saprophytic. It grows on the ground, in parks, sawdust, on rich soils, on a rather rich in nitrogenous compounds soil. The fruiting period takes place from July to November.
Chemical tests : cap, flesh and gills becoming greenish when in contact with ammonia. Distinctive features : small scales upturned on the dark reddish cap, with a striate margin; non bulbous rooting stem Leucoagaricus badhamii is still unreported so far in the forest of Rambouillet, and is quite rare, more generally speaking .
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