Key Identification Features
- Cap dull gray-brown to blackish, 5–15 cm
- gills densely crowded, white
- flesh white at first then turns red when cut then eventually black
- strong acrid taste
- grows in mixed forest
- blackening reaction and acrid taste make it undesirable
Regions Found
Region data not available
Look-Alikes
No documented look-alikes on record.
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