– Cap matte, cream-white, sometimes with a pink or yellow-brown tint.
– Gills white, adnexed, quite dense.
– Spore deposit white.
– Stem white, robust.
– Flesh white, with a strong smell of flour.
– Fruitbodies robust, giving a compact impression.
Tricholomatoid agarics
St. George's Mushroom
Calocybe gambosa
LC
Least concern
Edible
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Characteristics
Ecology
Grows in parks, pastures, gardens, coastal meadows, and deciduous forests. Prefers calcareous soil and has its growing season in May-June but can sometimes be found during the fall.
Notes
Edible mushroom but unfortunately often infested by larvae. Can be dried or frozen after pre-boiling.
Similar species
There are several species that can be confused with Calocybe gambosa, some of which are toxic, so be careful when identifying it!
Entoloma sinuatum has a pink spore deposit, toxic.
Inosperma erubescens has a bell-shaped cap, reddening flesh, and brown spore deposit, toxic.
Entoloma sinuatum has a pink spore deposit, toxic.
Inosperma erubescens has a bell-shaped cap, reddening flesh, and brown spore deposit, toxic.
