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Calocybe gambosa.
synonyms: Mairitterling, Mousseron vrai, St George’s Mushroom, Tricolome de la Saint-Georges
Distribution, America and Europe.
edibility: Choice
fungus colour: White to cream
normal size: 5-15cm
cap type: Convex to shield shaped
stem type: Simple stem
flesh: Mushroom has distinct or odd smell (non mushroomy)
spore colour: White, cream or yellowish
habitat: Grows on the ground, Found in fields, lawns or on roadsides
Calocybe gambosa (Fr.) Sing. syn. Tricholoma gambosum (Fr.) Kummer syn. Lyophyllum georgii (L. ex Fr.) Kühn. & Romagn. Mairitterling Tricolome de la Saint-Georges, Mousseron vrai St George’s Mushroom. Cap 5–15cm across, subglobose then expanding, often irregularly wavy and sometimes cracking, margin inrolled, white. Stem 20–40×10–25mm, white. Flesh white, soft. Taste and smell mealy. Gills narrow, very crowded, whitish. Spore print white. Spores elliptical, 5–6 x 3–4µ. Habitat in grass on roadsides and wood edges or in pastureland. Season found traditionally on 23 April, St George’s Day, whence it gets its name although more frequently maturing a week or so later. Occasional. Edible – good. (Never eat any mushroom until you are certain it is edible as many are poisonous and some are deadly poisonous.)
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rachelrave92 15 months ago | reply
this is cute, great picture!
mikescottnz-away for a momth 11 months ago | reply
Radiant mushroom picture.
☼Sol.Digital☼ [deleted] 9 months ago | reply
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kukipecurka 2 weeks ago | reply
EXCELLENT PHOTO,best regards from Serbia,Kuki