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Agrocybe praecox
spring agrocybe, spring fieldcap
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Conservation Status: Not of concern

Edibility: A. praecox is edible but often has a somewhat bitter taste.

Description:
Edibility:

A. praecox is edible but often has a somewhat bitter taste.

Identification Notes:

A. acericola has a dark yellow cap, better developed persistent ring, and is found on logs and buried wood. A. dura is hard to distinguish macroscopically; it has larger spores (10--14 x 6.5--7.5 versus 8.5--10.5 x 5.5--6.5 µm) and somewhat fatter cheilocystidia and pleurocystidia. Agrocybe smithii also has larger spores (11-13 x 5-7 µm) and lacks a partial veil.

Comments:

Common Name: Fayod

Sources: Trudell, Steve and Joe Ammirati. Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest, Timber Press, Inc. 2009.

Accepted Name:
Agrocybe praecox (Fr.) Fayod

Synonyms & Misapplications:
(none provided)
Additional Resources:

PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Agrocybe praecox in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database

CalPhotos: Agrocybe praecox photos

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