Agaricus silvicola (Vittad.) Peck |
The cap is white then golden-yellow with age. The cap surface is smooth, not viscid nor sticky. The stem is bulbous, with a membranous ring, not double. The flesh is white, yellowing slowly when touched or cut; its taste is mild, of aniseed; the odour is mild too, also of aniseed; its texture is fibrous. The gills are pale grey then pink then brown, free, crowded . The spore print is purple brown. This species is saprophytic. It grows on the ground, in broad-leaved (sometimes coniferous) woods, on a rather acid soil, often with hornbeam, beech. The fruiting period takes place from June to November.
Chemical tests : positive reaction to Schaeffer's test. Distinctive features : odour of aniseed; flesh staining yellow with age or when touched; in woods Agaricus silvicola is occasional and widely present in the forest of Rambouillet, and is frequent, more generally speaking . | ||
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