Key Identification Features
- Large silky white cap
- free pink gills
- volva (sack at base) present, no ring
- spore print pink
- grows on dead hardwood or wounds in living trees
Preparation Notes
Cook thoroughly; good edibility when young; confirm volva at base and pink spore print
Regions Found
Region data not available
Look-Alikes
No documented look-alikes on record.
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