Agaricus pocillator is known more for its stem than the color or shape of its cap. The stem has a bulb for its base that looks like a cup that is holding up the rest of the stem. The cap is an indistinctive brownish-grey, allowing the mushroom to blend into the forest growing underneath conifer and hardwood trees.
Cap Diameter:
3 - 7 cm
Odor:
Phenolic or non-distinctive.
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Attributes
Similar Species
Tips for Finding
Clean and Preserve
Common Questions
General Info About Agaricus pocillator
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Attributes of Agaricus pocillator
Cap Diameter
3 - 7 cm
Height
4 - 10 cm
Cap
Cap 3 - 7 cm across; convex; grayish brown; with fibrils; not yellowing when rubbed repeatedly
Cap Shape
Convex
Cap Surfaces
Fibrillose-scaly
Gills
Free; close, crowded; white, pink, brown
Gill Attachment
Free
Stem
Stem 4 - 7 cm long, 5 - 10 mm thick; bulbous; whitish; bruising yellow
Stem Shapes
Bulbous
Stem Surfaces
Smooth to slightly fibrous
Flesh
White, bright yellow
Ring
On stem, bulbous base of stem; membranous
Ring
With Ring
Spore Print Color
Brown
Odor
Phenolic or non-distinctive.
Body Color
Brown
Yellow
Gray
White
Growth Form
Solitary, Gregarious
Nutrient Gathering
Saprophytic
Substrate
On soil
You can find Agaricus pocillator by these plants:
Norway spruce
Occurence Habitats
Deciduous Woodland, Coniferous Woodland
Endangered Species
No
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Habitat of Agaricus pocillator
Agaricus pocillator thrives in environments under hardwoods and conifers within forested areas.
