Key Identification Features
- Orange-brown cap 2-6cm with paler margins
- cream to yellow crowded gills
- dark velvety stem
- dense clusters on cottonwood and poplar in winter
- cold hardy
Preparation Notes
Cook before eating. Good flavor. Grows in winter. Similar to enoki mushroom.
Regions Found
Region data not available
Look-Alikes
No documented look-alikes on record.
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