Description:
With a noticeable aniseed smell and a smooth cap that slowly colours ochre when bruised, Agaricus silvicola is quite easily distinguished from the other large mushrooms in the family Agaricaceae.
Habitat:
In all kinds of woodland, usually in trooping groups.
Cap:
The large white caps of this edible mushroom are initially spherical and then convex before flattening completely at maturity.
Gills:
White at first, the free gills turn greyish-pink and then chocolate brown as the spores mature.
Stem:
It has a small bulb at the base, the stipe is white at first and turns yellow-grey as the fruit body matures.
