Miscellaneous agarics

Stubble Rosegill

Volvopluteus gloiocephalus

LC Least concern Inedible 5 images

Characteristics

- Cap conical to bell-shaped, white to grey-brown, slightly sticky in wet weather.
- Gills free, at first white, becoming pink from the spores with time.
- Stem white, smooth to finely downy, faintly longitudinally striate, with a sack-like volva at the base.
- Flesh white, with mild taste.
- Smell more or less radish-like.

Ecology

Grows in gardens, compost heaps, manure heaps and nutrient-rich grasslands.

Notes

Considered edible but usually not recommended as an edible mushroom because there is a high risk of confusing it with Amanita virosa, which is deadly poisonous.

Similar species

Amanita virosa has persistently white gills, a thin ring on the stem and a sweetish, nauseating smell.