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Blushing Wood Mushroom
Edible 
Autumn 
Spring 
Summer 
An fairly easy to identify Agaric with its blushing stem and flesh.
| Mushroom Type | |
| Common Names | Blushing Wood Mushroom (EN), The Scaly Wood Mushroom, Madarch Gwridog y Coed (CY), Pieczarka Leśna (PL), Erdei Csiperke (HU) |
| Scientific Name | Agaricus sylvaticus |
| Season Start | May |
| Season End | Nov |
| Average Mushroom height (CM) | 7-10 |
| Average Cap width (CM) | 6-10 |
Cap
6-10 cm. Spherical when young becoming convex. Pale brown fibre-like lines turning into small scales over a paler background. Any bruising or damage to the cap turns almost immediately to a striking red colour, see photos above.
Gills
Crowded and free of the stem. Gills off-white becoming grey to red to dark brown.
Stem
7-10 cm long, 1-1.2 cm diameter. White when young turning pale tan/grey. Can have a bulbous base.
Skirt
A large, superior, skirt with triangular scales on the underside.
Flesh
White, staining very red when cut and eventually fading to brown.
Habitat
Coniferous woodland but can be found with deciduous trees.
Possible Confusion
Scaly Knight (Tricholoma vaccinum) has no ring and the gills are more red/brown. It is also edible but poor.
Spore Print
Brown. Ovoid.
Taste / Smell
Excellent, mushroomy. Should be cooked before consumption.
Frequency
Uncommon.
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