Edible Mushrooms by Geoff Dann

Author:Geoff Dann
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780857843982
Publisher: Independent Publishers Group

Clustered Mushroom

Agaricus cappellianus

(syn. A. subperonatus, A. vaporarius, A. pseudovillaticus)

Clustered Mushroom, Agaricus cappellianus (syn. A. subperonatus, A. vaporarius, A. pseudovillaticus).

Edible (good, caution). Basic.

Cap 5-12cm, initially egg-shaped then convex with a flatter centre, and sometimes a central depression, covered in dark brown scales on a white-cream background. Stem 6-12cm, stout, white, sometimes buried, with a persistent ring, sheathed to the top of the stem. Flesh white, darkening on cutting. Gills pink becoming brown, crowded, free. Spore print brown. Smell and taste pleasant, mushroomy. Habitat varied. Season late summer and autumn. Distribution widespread in Europe but only occasional. Also present in North America, and introduced in New Zealand.

Similar species: No poisonous lookalikes, apart from the usual Agaricus suspects. This is a highly variable species consisting of several previously separate species now lumped together. It starts developing below the surface of the ground and then erupts in dense clusters.

Notes: Reported to cause stomach upsets in some people.

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