(syn.) Agaricus variegans, (de) Stink-Champignon, (fr) Agaric impudique, (es) Agaricus impudicus
Edibility - inedible
Time of Appearance - Midd-summer, begining of fall
Location - decidious forest soil, coniferous forest soil
Cap
3-8cm wide; brownish, tightly fitting scales over a light background or dark brown fibrous.
Gills
Gray-pink when young, then dark grey-brown to black brown; free.
Stipe
Brighter than the cap, with drooping, thin-skinned ring.
Flesh
White, turns somewhat reddish to wood-brown; slightly pungent, metallic smell from the bass of the stipe, reminiscent of the Malodorous Lepiota.
Spore Print
Brown.
Season and Habitat
August-October (in temperate Climate Zone); in deciduous and coniferous forest; rare.
Strategy for Sustaining Life
Humus wasting saprobiont.
Look-Alikes
Red-staining Mushroom, stronger reddening of the flesh; Partridge Mushroom, slightly poisonous, with carbolic smell.
Edibility
Presumably edible; not a good mushroom for cooking.
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