– Cap convex to expanded, with brown scales on a whitish background.
– Gills pale when young, then pink and dark brown with age.
– Stem white, cylindrical, slightly reddening when scraped, usually with a bulous base.
– Ring white, thin, with white to brownish-white scales on the underside.
– Flesh white, reddening when cut.
Agaricus
Blushing Wood Mushroom
Agaricus sylvaticus
LC
Least concern
Edible
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Characteristics
Ecology
Grows in coniferous forests, often in the needle litter under old spruces and in anthills.
Notes
A good edible mushroom.
Similar species
Agaricus langei is similar, but it reddens more strongly and lacks a bulbous stem base. Inexperienced mushroom pickers might potentially mistake brown-scaled mushrooms for toxic Amanita species.
