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Edible fungi

St. George's Mushroom

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Sin.:Tricholoma georgii (Clus. Ex Fr.) Quelet
Common name = (eng) St. George's Mushroom.

CAP: 5 to 10 cm in diameter, hemispherical, convex to flat-convex, white to creamy-white cuticle, brownish-grey, rolled edge and non-separable cuticle.

GILLS: Tight, sinuous, low-cut, white or cream.

STEM: Whitish, 3-6 x 1-3 cm, solid, short, fibrous when older.

FLESH: White, compact, floury smell and flavour.

HABITAT: In spring, in pasture land, mountain meadows, between heather, gorse, etc, on limestone land.

EDIBILITY: Excellent, highly sought after.

OBSERVATIONS: It is one of the most sought after mushrooms in our region and there is a real market for this mushroom in spring. It has hypoglucemic properties (lowers the blood sugar). It can be confused with Inocybe patoullardii, which is poisonous and unusual in our region.

 

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