Habitat:
Cap Diameter:
Stem:
Season:
Edibility:
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Grassy
areas such as lawns, meadows, and even dunes in coastal areas.
1 - 5 cms.
2- 6 cms.
June - November.
A
choice edible mushroom. Its sweet taste lends it to baked
goods
such as cookies. It is also used in foods such as soups, stews, etc.
Traditionally, the stems (which tend to be fibrous and unappetizing)
are cut off .
Easily confused with toxic
Clitocybe
dealbata and
Clitocybe
rivulosa
When picking any fungus for consumption,
caution should be exercised at all times.
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