Key Identification Features
- White to cream cap yellowing when rubbed
- white gills becoming chocolate brown
- anise-like odor
- ring on stem
- grows in woodland not open grass. CAUTION: distinguish from toxic Amanita by absence of volva and gills turning brown not white
Preparation Notes
Excellent edible with anise scent; confirm brown gills at maturity and anise odor; no volva; avoid collecting near roads or contaminated soils
Regions Found
Region data not available
Look-Alikes
No documented look-alikes on record.
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