An fairly easy to identify Agaric with its blushing stem and flesh.
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Blushing Wood Mushroom
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Blushing Wood Mushroom
| Mushroom Type | |
| Common Names | Blushing Wood Mushroom (EN), The Scaly Wood Mushroom, Madarch Gwridog y Coed (CY), Pieczarka Leśna (PL), Erdei Csiperke (HU) |
| Scientific Name | Agaricus sylvaticus |
| Season Start | May |
| Season End | Nov |
| Average Mushroom height (CM) | 7-10 |
| Average Cap width (CM) | 6-10 |
Please note that each and every mushroom you come across may vary in appearance to these photos.
Cap
6-10 cm. Spherical when young becoming convex. Pale brown fibre-like lines turning into small scales over a paler background. Any bruising or damage to the cap turns almost immediately to a striking red colour, see photos above.
Gills
Crowded and free of the stem. Gills off-white becoming grey to red to dark brown.
Stem
7-10 cm long, 1-1.2 cm diameter. White when young turning pale tan/grey. Can have a bulbous base.
Skirt
A large, superior, skirt with triangular scales on the underside.
Flesh
White, staining very red when cut and eventually fading to brown.
Habitat
Coniferous woodland but can be found with deciduous trees.
Possible Confusion
Scaly Knight (Tricholoma vaccinum) has no ring and the gills are more red/brown. It is also edible but poor.
Spore Print
Brown. Ovoid.
Taste / Smell
Excellent, mushroomy. Should be cooked before consumption.
Frequency
Common and widespread on the British Isles.
Other Facts
In March 2025 the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) added 1000 fungal species to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The IUCN (Global) Conservation Status of Blushing Wood Mushroom (Agaricus sylvaticus) is: LC – Least Concern, with stable population. For more information, see on the following link
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