– Cap convex–flattened, light straw-yellow, covered with small brown scales.
– Gills dense, initially pale, then pink to chocolate-brown.
- Stem robust, smooth at the top, floccose towards the stem base, with a large thin hanging ring resembling a skirt.
– The underside of the ring is covered with white-yellow to yellow-brown scales.
- Flesh turns slightly yellow upon touch and with age.
Agaricus
The Prince
Agaricus augustus
LC
Least concern
Edible
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Characteristics
Ecology
Often in groups under old spruce trees in coniferous forests but also under deciduous trees in parks or roadsides.
Notes
Has a strong and pleasant scent of almond or anise, and the entire mushroom develops yellow stains upon touch. A tasty edible mushroom but falls into the group of Agaricus that can contain high levels of the heavy metal cadmium and should therefore not be consumed too frequently.
Similar species
There are other brown-scaly Agaricus species that may resemble, but these usually turn red instead of yellow in the flesh upon handling.
