Latin Name: Agaricus Abruptibulbus Peck
Common Name: Abruptly-bulbous Agaricus
Width of Cap: 2-6 inches
Cap: Convex to broadly convex, becoming flattened; white to creamy white or tinged yellowish with age, staining reddish when waterlogged; surface smooth to silky-fibrillose, or slightly scaly with age, bruising yellow; margin sometimes ragged with remnants of the partial veil
Flesh: White, fragile, with a pleasant odor of anise or almond, taste mild.
Gills: Free from the stalk, crowded; whitish to grayish pink when young, becoming pinkish brown then chocolate brown as the spores mature
Stalk: Slender, nearly equal with an abrupt bulb at the base; white bruising yellow; partial veil leaving a whitish skirt-like ring on the upper stalk
Spore Print: Chocolate-brown
Occurrence: Solitary or gregarious on the ground in woods, woodland margins, grassy groves, parklands, and landscaped areas; saprobic; summer-fall; common
Edibility: Edible and good with caution
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