Dark red mushroom (Agaricus haemorroidarius)
- Division: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycetes)
- Subdivision: Agaricomycotina (Agaricomycetes)
- Class: Agaricomycetes (Agaricomycetes)
- Subclass: Agaricomycetidae (Agaricomycetes)
- Order: Agaricales (Agaric or Lamellar)
- Family: Agaricaceae (Champignon)
- Genus: Agaricus (champignon)
- Type: Agaricus haemorroidarius (Dark red mushroom)
Description:
The cap is from 10 to 15 cm in diameter, for a long time cone-bell-shaped, prostrate in old age, densely dotted with red-brown fibrous scales, fleshy. The plates are juicy pink in youth, and dark red when cut, brown-black in old age. The spore powder is purple-brown. The stalk is thickened at the base, strong, white, with a wide hanging ring, which turns red at the slightest pressure. The flesh is white, with a pleasant smell, intensely reddening when cut.
Spread:
In summer and autumn it grows in deciduous and coniferous forests.
The similarity:
Intense reddening of the pulp is a characteristic feature. Can be confused with inedible champignons, although they smell far from pleasant.