A medium to large, long-stemmed Melanoleuca of eastern North America with a smooth, yellowish-brown cap that fades nearly to white and keeps a darker low umbo. Its gills are crowded and whitish, and its stem is lined with dark fibers. Like other Melanoleuca species it is best confirmed microscopically.
Not recommended. The genus Melanoleuca is reported to be edible, but no species-level edibility data for M. alboflavida were found, and one Melanoleuca (M. strictipes) is reported to be slightly toxic. Pale look-alikes include toxic Entoloma species (pink spore print) and muscarine-containing Clitocybe species. Identification requires a spore print and microscopy.
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Habitat
Saprobic on the ground, alone, scattered or in groups in hardwood and mixed forests; also reported from lawns and parks. Summer to fall.
Distribution
Eastern North America (for example the Great Lakes region and Maryland), south to East and Central Texas.
Characteristics
Cap: about 5-10 cm, convex becoming flat with a low, blunt umbo; smooth; yellowish brown fading almost to white, the umbo staying darker. Gills: crowded, whitish. Stem: long (up to about 15 cm), lined lengthwise with dark fibers; no veil. Spore print: white. Spores: warty and amyloid. Microscopy: clamp connections absent (genus-level features per Mushroom the Journal Great Lakes data).
