Key Identification Features
- Honey-brown hygrophanous cap 3-8cm with paler margin when dry
- crowded brown gills
- ring on stem with scaly surface below
- dense clusters on dead hardwoods
Preparation Notes
Cook before eating. Good flavor. Harvest only young buttons. Do not confuse with deadly Galerina marginata.
Regions Found
Region data not available
Look-Alikes
No documented look-alikes on record.
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