Key Identification Features
- Large scaly white-brown cap with shaggy upturned scales
- flesh turns orange-red to saffron when cut (key feature absent in toxic lookalikes)
- moveable double ring
- white gills not green
- grows in rich soil under conifers and hardwoods in gardens and wood edges
- cap 10-25 cm
Preparation Notes
Cook thoroughly. Check that flesh blushes orange-red when cut. Confirm gills are white not greenish. Some people are sensitive - try a small amount first. Remove and discard the fibrous stem.
Regions Found
Region data not available
Look-Alikes
No documented look-alikes on record.
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