Calocybe gambosa (St George's Mushroom) — Species | WeMush Taxonomy

Calocybe gambosa

St George's Mushroom

Calocybe gambosa (Fr.) Donk is a stocky, white to cream mushroom that appears in spring (traditionally around St George's Day, 23 April in England) in grassland, hedgerows and woodland edges, often in rings. It has a strong, mealy (cucumber/flour) odor and is a prized edible in Europe.

Edibility: Choice edible when cooked. Dangerous look-alikes in grass: Inosperma erubescens (formerly Inocybe erubescens; brown spore print, reddens with age; muscarine, potentially fatal), Entoloma sinuatum (pink spore print) and white Clitocybe such as C. rivulosa/dealbata (muscarine). Confirm white spore print, mealy odor and spring fruiting.

Habitat: Grassland, pastures, hedgerows, roadside verges and open woodland; often in rings.

Difficulty: EXPERT

Growth: slow

Contam Risk: high

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