The Prince - Agaricus augustus

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Convex
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Common Name: 
The Prince
Scientific Name: 
Agaricus augustus
Typical Size (mm): 
0mm
Cap Diameter (mm): 
100-200
Stem Height (mm): 
100-200
Stem Diameter (mm): 
20-40
Description: 

Tall sometimes massive agaric. An excellent edible*

Cap: 

At first obtusely ovoid becoming convex with flattened centre and later expanded; yellowish brown bruising yellow covered in small brown, fibrous, pointed scales in moreor les concentric rings.

Flesh: 

Whitish discolouring yellowish brown with age, firm and thick; smelling of bitter almonds.

Spores: 

Dark brown, ellipsoid, smooth

Gills: 

Free, broad, crowded at first pallid pink becoming chocolate brown or blackish.

Stem: 

Cylindrical, white bruising yellow, whitish above ring, scaly below; ring attached to upper part of stem, persistent., large, hanging, white.

Habitat: 

Infrequent, late summer to autumn in trooping groups on soil with B-L or coniferous trees

Additional Notes: 

* Do not confuse with the poisonous A. xanthoderma

Categories
Fungi Gill Type: 
Free
Fungi Family: 
Agaricaceae
Fungi HymeniumType: 
Gills
Fungi Spore Print Colour: 
Brown
Fungi Stipe Character: 
Ring
Fungi Edibility: 
Tasty
Fungi Edibility: 
Edible
Fungi Ecological Type: 
Mycorrhizal
Fungi Cap Shape: 
Convex
Habitats: 
Woodland
Habitats: 
Coniferous woodland
Habitats: 
Broadleaved woodland
Habitats: 
Mixed woodland