the gills are free or almost free from the stem, and are dark brown. the stem breaks away cleanly from the cap—a fact known to anyone who has cleaned commercial "button mushrooms" from the store ( agaricus bisporus ). agaricus species have a partial veil which often forms a ring on the stem. the spore...
in a public park in central illinois, in . their gills, which were free from the stem and brown at maturity, placed them in thegenusagaricus —and the large size, strong almond odor, and scaly orangish brown cap put them somewhere in the vicinity ofagaricus augustus or agaricus subrufescens. the former...
, woodland species ofagaricus , separated from similar species by its slightly larger spores and the tendency of its cap to become a little yellowish with age. it features a bulbous stem base, a yellowish ring on the stem, and surfaces that turn yellow with koh . two species with smaller spores are...
least tentatively—through a combination of features. like many species in thegenus its cap is brownish, with a darker center. depending on weather conditions, exposure to sunlight, and idiosyncrasies, the brown covering may break up into aggregations and scales, sometimes exposing a whitish ground...
northern coastal california to british columbia. it appears to be a landscaping "import" like morchella rufobrunnea , but it's a little difficult to determine where the species came from. it is found with increasing regularity in europe, but it is also known from australia and new zealand. the range...
cyprus trees, agaricus pattersoniae features a cap that is covered with small brown scales, flesh that turns pink when sliced, and, often but not always, a brownish ringlet on the lower part ofthe stem. agaricus brunneofibrillosus is very similar, and also grows under monterey cyprus—but its cap features...