Agaricus vaporarius (Vitt.) Mos. syn. Psalliota vaporaria (Vitt.) M�ller & Schaeff. Garten-Egerling Agaric de Bernard, Psalliote de Bernard, Komposztcsiperke, �ves csiperke, Clustered Mushroom. Cap 10�15cm across, subglobose at first expanding to flattened convex, dirty brown soon breaking up into large scales. Stem 60�120 x 25�50mm, tapering at the base which is deeply buried in the soil, white and smooth although initially with brown fibrous scales; ring thick and white, pendulous. Flesh white, reddening only slightly on cutting. Taste nutty, smell mushroomy. Gills pale pink at first later chocolate brown. Cheilocystidia numerous, thin-walled, clavate, hyaline, 18�28 x 4�10�. Spore print brown. Spores subglobose, 6�7�4.5�6m. Habitat gardens and deciduous woods often developing below ground and pushing up through the soil as it expands. Season autumn. Rare. Edibility suspect -avoid. Found In Europe. |