Key Identification Features
- • Honey-brown cap, darker in center
- smooth and slightly sticky when wet • White to cream gills
- ring on stem that may darken with spores • Grows in clusters on stumps and logs of poplar, willow, elder • Stem firm, often curved
- ring persistent • Brown spore print
Preparation Notes
Excellent flavor; sauté or roast; stem can be tough
Regions Found
Region data not available
Look-Alikes
No documented look-alikes on record.
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