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Scaly Agaricus
?Agaricus subrutilescens
-37.8871, 145.316
Field Notes
Description:
Found in clusters these were each about 90mm diameter; high domed caps cream with fibrous brown scales; white rim at margin; stipe thick, straight some pink tint near top and with a ring half way; gills dense, notched with an attractive rose pink tint. Slightly fruity odour. Shaggy towards the stem base. These seemed freshly opened.
Habitat:
In heavy, wet, black woodchip mulch under eucalyptus and acacia (cultivated garden bed) at the entrance to a national park. A very dark location which took some scrambling to get in to. (Woodchip mulch of unknown origin)
Notes:
The pink colour was strong inside opened gills and not quite the same shade as on young A bisporus for example, and darker on the older caps. Looks a lot like Agaricus arvensis which mostly grows in the open in grassy areas and the gills should go from gray to dark brown when aged. I need to find an Australian one that loves hardwoods, leaf mulch and dark places. ..although the nearest match by far is a northerner - Agaricus subrutilescens !!??http://www.mushroomexpert.com/agaricus_subrutilescens.html
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UPDATE: Agaricus subrutilescens positively identified via DNA in Selby, Dandenong Ranges October 2017
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