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mushrooms foraging guide St Georges Mushroom (Calocybe gambosa)

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St Georges Mushroom (Calocybe gambosa) 653 St Georges Mushroom (Calocybe gambosa) 654 St Georges Mushroom (Calocybe gambosa) 655 St Georges Mushroom (Calocybe gambosa) 657 St Georges Mushroom (Calocybe gambosa) 659 St Georges Mushroom (Calocybe gambosa) 660 St Georges Mushroom (Calocybe gambosa) 661 St Georges Mushroom (Calocybe gambosa) 663 St Georges Mushroom (Calocybe gambosa) 664 St Georges Mushroom (Calocybe gambosa) 665

Edibility

Edibility:Edible

Preserving: Dries easily. 

Season

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Frequency

Common

Description

Cap: 5-15cm Flattening with age but remaining somewhat convex. Has a slightly inrolled margin. Often irregular in shape. Cream coloured often cracking.

Gills: White to cream coloured. Narrow and crowded. Sinuate.

Stem: Short robust cream to white

Spores: White

Flesh: White, firm. Smells of flour / meal

Habitat: Pasture and woodland edges

Frequency: Common