CAP: 5 - 25cm in diameter. Convex and coloured white to ivory becoming yellowish and becoming cracked into numerous ochraceous scales. The margin splits with age and gives a toothed appearance that contributes to the final ID. STIPE: White and occasionally tapering and with a thick ring that has a scaly underside. GILLS/PORES: White, reddening where damaged. Crowded and free. FLESH: White with orange-reddish tinge in stem where cut. Taste mild and with smell of crushed almonds when young. SPORES: Brown, ellipsoid. HABITAT: Grows in groups in pastures more often than not adjacent to woodland. SEASON: Occasional. Summer to autumn. EDIBILITY: Edible. |
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