Agaricus augustus

Photo By: Dr. Ladislava Hagaru

Description:

Common Name: The Prince Cap:   3-10" broad, convex expanding to plane; surface dry with yellow-brown to brown scales, bruising yellow with age, staining yellow slowly with KOH;     Flesh:  Flesh very thick, odor sweet, anise or almond-like.     Gills: Gills free, close, pale at first, then dark-brown at maturity.     Stalk:  Stipe 3-8" long, up to 2" thick, equal to enlarged at base, often buried; veil has cottony patches, later becoming membranous, forming a skirt-like annulus, smooth above ring, scaly below;      Spore Print:  elliptical and smooth. Spore print chocolate-brown.   Fruiting:  Fruits during the warm months of the year, especially late summer.   Often found under conifers , but may also occur in parks and gardens.     Range:  Restricted to the Western US and Europe.   Look-Alikes:  Agaricus subrufescens, which only occurs in the Eastern US  Edibility: A choice edible mushroom.  Note:  Comments: A favorite among all of the  Agaricus species.

Recipes:

http://www.gigaflop.demon.co.uk/mushcook/agaricus.htm

Other Online Information:

http://www.mykoweb.com/CAF/species/Agaricus_augustus.html

http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/aug2002.html

http://www.rrich.com/msagaraug.html

http://www.rogersmushrooms.com/gallery/DisplayBlock~bid~5477~gid~.asp