Agaricus impudicus (Rea) Pilát |
The cap is dull red-brown to purple-brown, on a paler background. The cap surface is scaly, not viscid nor sticky. The flesh is turning slowly red when exposed to air; the odour is unpleasant (like Lepiota cristata); its texture is fibrous. The gills are free, crowded . The spore print is chocolate brown. This species is saprophytic. It grows on the ground, in coniferous woods, parks, with pine, spruce, Douglas. The fruiting period takes place from September to November.
Chemical tests : no reaction to Schaeffer's test. Distinctive features : cap with red-brown adpressed concentric scales on a white background; unpleasant smell of rubber or puffball; stem without scales; flesh turning red when exposed to air; with conifers Agaricus impudicus is quite rare and localised in the forest of Rambouillet, and is occasional, more generally speaking . | ||
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