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The Prince
Overview
Agaricus augustus is a popular and choice edible mushroom that can be found in disturbed areas from late spring through the fall. Like many Agaricus species, it has a partial veil, free gills, and dark chocolate-colored spores that darken the gills chocolate-brown as the mushroom matures.
Other key characteristics include:
- Golden, scaly or fibrillose cap
- Soft pink gills when young
- Yellow-staining cap
- Thin, skirt-like veil on stem
- Textured stem below veil, smooth above
- Growth in urban or disturbed areas, and near compost
Genus: Agaricus
Habitat: Agaricus augustus is most often found in disturbed, nutrient-rich, urban areas.
Edibility: The Prince is a choice edible mushroom common to urban areas. As with other commonly eaten mushrooms, test a small amount your first time trying this. Some people have had allergic reactions to nearly all edible mushrooms including Agaricus augustus
Identification: Most mushrooms in the Agaricus genus have free gill that turn chocolate-brown as the spores mature. Edible Agaricus species often have a sweet scent; inedible species have. an unappetizing chemical scent.
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