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Cypress Agaricus
A very large, robust Agaricus of coastal California that fruits under Monterey cypress in mid to late winter. The cap starts pallid to cream-buff and breaks up into appressed light brown to chestnut, occasionally lilac-brown, fibrillose scales. The thick white flesh slowly turns vinaceous when cut.
Edible and choice; MykoWeb calls it among the largest and best edible Agaricus of its area. Coastal California also has yellow-staining, phenol-smelling poisonous Agaricus (e.g. A. xanthodermus group), and the similar A. pattersonae is hard to separate, so confirm identification and cook well.
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