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BlueLightRain
WhoaUnbrokenChain



Registered: 01/14/11
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Agaricus bernardii, late March
#14214310 - 03/31/11 11:13 AM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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Hey everybody. Earlier this week I went for an early morning bike ride and found this beauty on a local university's land.
Here are the photos. Notice the beautiful staining. After slicing it, the mushroom stained immediately. First turning an orange-yellow then quickly fading to red then eventually to brown.



Here are my notes.
Found March 27, 2011, coastal southern California
Lepiotoid
Pileus: 6.5 cm wide, convex. 2.5 to 3 cm thick. Tan brown. Cap surface uneven, flat to slightly depressed, cracked, no squamules but with a cracked, scaly texture especially toward the margin. Cap dry and smooth. Margin is incurved.
Stipe: 3 to 3.5 cm long. 3 to 3.5 cm long. Very thick, sharply tapered to base. Staining red on slicing. Flesh is solid.
Gills: Pink, close.
Veil: Sheathlike, attached in an upward fan, strongly adhering to the stipe. Tearing concentrically and leaving parts on the cap margin.
Scent: Crimini-like, earthy, subtle, and pleasant. Brine scent subtle and requires some focusing.
Habitat: under a pine tree in a circle with grass as a perimeter. Growing in soil cased with pine needles. NOT growing from grass.
Social behavior: solitary.
Spore color: dark brown.
Visual reward: highly satisfying 
It keyed out in Mushrooms Demystified as Agaricus bernardii, a choice edible! I took a spore print and hope to cultivate this beauty soon. Massive spore load I didn't eat it because I wanted a spore print first. You know...don't kill the goose that lays the golden egg.
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Chaos_ultt
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Sweeeet!
Some people call A. bernardii one of the best Agaricus species in terms of flavor.
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Oreganic
Connoisseur of Life



Registered: 02/08/10
Posts: 1,807
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Re: Agaricus bernardii, late March [Re: Chaos_ultt]
#14214943 - 03/31/11 01:46 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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Great find and even better notes! Nice to see that you take your mushrooming seriously!
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koraks
Registered: 06/02/03
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Re: Agaricus bernardii, late March [Re: Oreganic]
#14214955 - 03/31/11 01:48 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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Beautiful
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Ieponumos
Mycophile/Phytophile


Registered: 09/02/09
Posts: 4,850
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Re: Agaricus bernardii, late March [Re: koraks]
#14215252 - 03/31/11 02:47 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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Quote:
koraks said: Beautiful 
This. Now THESE will make one hell of an omelette.

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BlueLightRain
WhoaUnbrokenChain



Registered: 01/14/11
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Re: Agaricus bernardii, late March [Re: Ieponumos]
#14215294 - 03/31/11 02:53 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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Hehe, thanks.
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psylosymonreturns
aka Gym Sporrison



Registered: 10/16/09
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very cool!
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