Key Identification Features
- Tall mushroom with large broadly convex cap with brown central boss and shaggy concentric scales on pale background
- moveable double ring that slides up and down stem
- snake-skin patterned stem with brown zigzag markings
- free white gills
- cap 15-30 cm
- white spore print
Preparation Notes
Remove stem (fibrous and tough); saute or bread and fry the cap. Excellent edible. CAUTION: Confirm no green-tinted gills (which would indicate toxic Chlorophyllum molybdites).
Regions Found
Region data not available
Look-Alikes
No documented look-alikes on record.
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