Key Identification Features
- • Large cap wine-red to burgundy when young, fading to tan or buff • White gills turn purple-grey with age • Thick white stem with a prominent skirt-like ring • Grows in wood chips, garden beds, disturbed forest edges • Purple-brown spore print
Preparation Notes
Must be thoroughly cooked before consumption. Raw or undercooked consumption is dangerous. Cook thoroughly; excellent flavor similar to portobello
Regions Found
Region data not available
Look-Alikes
No documented look-alikes on record.
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