Agaricus moelleri Wasser |
The cap is grey-brown (scales) on a whitish background. The cap surface is scaly, not viscid nor sticky. The stem is bulbous, with a membranous ring. The flesh is turning yellow when exposed to air; its taste is unpleasant, of phenol or ink; the odour is unpleasant, also of phenol or ink; its texture is fibrous. The gills are white then bright pink then dark purple brown, 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 June to November.
Chemical tests : no reaction to Schaeffer's test. Distinctive features : trapezoidal cap, with brown to blackish scales, reminding a guinea fool; flesh turning yellow when cut or bruised, but never spontaneously; odour and taste unpleasant Agaricus moelleri is rare and confined in the forest of Rambouillet, and is infrequent, more generally speaking . | ||
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