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Wood MushroomAgaricus silvicola

edible

Wood MushroomAgaricus silvicola

Photo: (c) Nina Filippova, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Habitat

mixed forests

under spruce

deciduous forests

Season

from July to October

Agaricaceae

5–15 cm

Season

EndingPast the peak. The season usually lasts until late October.

Today · 22–28 Oct89% of peak

how often reportedpeak

Season

Jul–Oct

Peak

Aug–Oct

Reports

286Poland and neighbours

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Death Cap grows at the same time

Both species grow together for about 14 wk a year. Most strongly from late August to late September.

Muchomor jadowityIn the forest together about 14 wk a year.

Curve from 286 observations (GBIF: Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, Germany), smoothed week by week. It shows when foragers most often report the species, not how much of it grows.

Key features

Cap white to cream, slightly yellowing when touched, smooth and silky. Gills pale pink for a long time, then chocolate; stem slender with a bulbous base and a broad, hanging ring; flesh white with a strong smell of anise.

Reclassified: synonim iNat -> Agaricus sylvicola [taxon-fix 2026-06-08]

Similar (be careful)Confusions documented in our database

DeathcapAmanita phalloides

deadly

The Wood Mushroom has gills turning pinkish→chocolate and an anise smell; the Deathcap has white gills, a volva and an olive cap. Check the gill color under the cap.

European Destroying AngelAmanita virosa

deadly

The Wood Mushroom has darkening gills and an anise smell; A. virosa is entirely white with white gills and a volva at the base.

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