Key Identification Features
- Brick-red to orange-red cap with pale yellowish margin
- pale yellow gills darkening to purple-brown at maturity
- clustered growth at base of hardwood stumps and buried logs
- partial veil remnants on cap edge
- purple-brown spore print
- cap 4-10 cm
Preparation Notes
Cook thoroughly. The bitter taste of some specimens is reduced by boiling and discarding water. Popular in East Asia where it is widely cultivated. Avoid the superficially similar but toxic Galerina marginata.
Regions Found
Region data not available
Look-Alikes
No documented look-alikes on record.
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