St. George's mushroom
Calocybe gambosa
St. George's mushroom is a white to cream, stocky mushroom that appears in grassland in spring. It has a mealy or cucumber smell and crowded white gills. It can be confused with the poisonous red-staining inocybe and livid entoloma, which grow in the same habitats.
Where it's found
European grasslands, often in limestone-rich areas; it can form huge fairy rings.
Distribution
Common in Europe; imported in commercial quantities from Romania, Hungary and Turkey.
Similar species
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