Blushing wood mushroom or Agaricus romagnesii

Cap 5-12 cm across, hemispherical to egg-shaped when young, becoming convex-flat with age. Color brown to dark brown, with distinct radially arranged dark brown or blackish-brown scales. The center is solid-colored; toward the edge the scales thin out. The surface is dry, not slimy.

Cap 6-15 cm across; in young mushrooms hemispherical to egg-shaped, later becoming convex to flat. Color brownish-cream to grayish-brown, with distinct small brown or dark brown scales in the center and middle zone. The surface is dry, slightly sticky in wet weather.

Gilled hymenophore: gills free, crowded. When young they are pinkish-white, and with age they become dark brown to chocolate-blackish. Spore print dark brown.

Gilled hymenophore — gills free, crowded. When young — pale pink, becoming with age dark brown, chocolate-blackish. Spore print dark brown.

Stem 6-12 cm tall, 1-2 cm thick, cylindrical, slightly thickened at the base. Color white to cream, with fine brownish fibers or scales below the ring. A white membranous ring in the upper part, distinct in young specimens.

Stem 8-12 cm tall, 1-2 cm thick, cylindrical, slightly thickened at the base. Color white to cream, with fine brownish fibers below the ring. On the upper part — a white membranous ring, distinct in young mushrooms.

Flesh firm, white; when cut it quickly and distinctly turns wine-red, especially in the lower stem. This is the classic protective feature against Amanita. Pleasant mushroomy smell with an almond-anise note.

Flesh firm, white; when cut it slowly turns pinkish to brownish. Does not turn chrome yellow (the test against the yellow stainer). The smell is pleasantly mushroomy with a subtle almond-anise note.

Pleasant and mushroomy, with an almond-anise note. It does not smell of ink or medicine (that would point to the yellow stainer).

Pleasantly mushroomy, with a subtle almond-anise note. It doesn't smell of ink or medicine.