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Agaricus langei (F.H.Møller) F.H.Møller · Agaricaceae
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The scaly wood mushroom is a sturdy, brown-scaled Agaricus of the blushing Agaricus group. It is larger than the blushing wood mushroom, does not grow only under spruce, and like it is considered a good edible mushroom.
Agaricus mushrooms never have white gills. Their gills are pink to chocolate brown, and there is no volva at the stem base. White gills and a volva point to the deadly poisonous destroying angels. Mushrooms that turn yellow and smell of phenol are poisonous.
It has a cap with grey to blackish-brown scales, turns yellow at the stem base and smells of phenol. The most reliable feature is the smell of phenol or ink, especially at the stem base. Poisonous, causes gastrointestinal upset.
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It has bright chrome-yellow flesh in the stem base and smells unpleasantly of carbolic acid, that is, of phenol. Poisonous, causes gastrointestinal upset.
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It is smaller, with a cap up to about 10 cm, and is tied to spruce. Its flesh turns red immediately when damaged. Also edible.
View on the map| Scaly wood mushroom | Inky mushroom | Yellow-stainer | Blushing Wood Mushroom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cap | brown to reddish brown, fibrous scales | grey to blackish brown, finely scaly | whitish to greyish brown, smooth to slightly scaly | pale ochre with brownish scales, up to 10 cm |
| Underside | free gills, pink when young, later chocolate brown | free gills, pink to dark brown | free gills, pink to dark brown | free gills, pink to chocolate brown |
| Stem | sturdy, with thin hanging ring | with ring, base turns yellow | with ring, base chrome yellow when cut | up to 8 cm, thin hanging ring, reddens when damaged |
| Flesh | fleshy, flesh reddens slightly | fleshy | fleshy | fleshy |
| Edibility | Edible | poisonous | poisonous | edible |
Humus-rich forest soils. No reliable information.
No fixed tree partner; it grows as a litter decomposer in deciduous and coniferous forests, not only under spruce.
possible good main season
Based on the closely related blushing wood mushroom, which fruits mainly in September and October.
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Poison centre:
Emergency: 112 · 999
Poison centre:
Emergency: 112
Mushroom advice: DGfM: find a mushroom expert. Certified mushroom experts of the German Mycological Society (DGfM).
Collecting rules: Mushrooms that are not specially protected may be collected in small quantities for personal use unless a protected area or ban applies. Certain specially protected edible species (e.g. cep, chanterelle, birch bolete) may be collected in small quantities for personal use.
Poison centre:
Emergency: 112 · 144
Mushroom advice: Austrian Mycological Society (ÖMG): mushroom advice. Mushroom advice by the Austrian Mycological Society or regional services such as municipal market offices.
Collecting rules: At most 2 kg of mushrooms per person per day unless the forest owner has prohibited collecting; organised collecting events are prohibited. Additional state rules apply (collecting hours, closed seasons), e.g. Carinthia, Tyrol, Vorarlberg, Salzburg.
Not specially protected.
Fried, stewed or in sauces. Use only young, firm mushrooms with pale pink to brown gills. Cook for at least 15 minutes.
No reliable information on drying. Agaricus mushrooms can accumulate heavy metals, so do not eat them in large quantities or all the time. Mushrooms that smell of phenol or turn chrome yellow at the stem base are poisonous.
Yes, like the blushing wood mushroom it is considered a good edible mushroom. It must be cooked thoroughly.
It is larger, its flesh reddens only slightly and it is not tied to spruce.
The inky mushroom and the yellow-stainer. Both smell of phenol and turn yellow, and the yellow-stainer has chrome-yellow flesh in the stem base.
Agaricus mushrooms have pink to chocolate-brown gills and no volva at the stem base. Destroying angels always have white gills and stand in a volva.
No substitute for having your finds checked in person. No guarantee of accuracy. Updated: 17.10.2026.
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