How to tell Frayed parasol from Deadly dapperling

Cap 6–10 cm (sometimes up to 15), hemispherical in young mushrooms, then flattening to plano-convex with a small bump in the center. Creamy white with an ochre or yellowish-brown center. The surface is covered with small scale-like flakes — it looks like peeling varnish. The edges often have a thin "fringe" — remnants of the veil.

The cap is small: 2-5 cm across, hemispherical to convex in young mushrooms, later flattening out with a broad, low bump in the center. The color is pale cream or pinkish-cream overall, with characteristic concentric rings of reddish-brown or brick-colored scales (as if dusted with ground pepper). The scales are denser at the center of the cap and sparser toward the edge. The surface beneath the scales is smooth.

Gills free, creamy white, crowded, turning slightly yellowish in mature mushrooms. Spore print white or pale cream.

Gilled hymenophore. The gills are crowded, thin, free (not attached to the stem). Color white to cream, cream-ochre with age. The spore print is white — an important feature for telling it apart from Agaricus mushrooms (theirs is chocolate-black).

Stem 8–15 cm tall, 0.8–1.5 cm thick, cylindrical, with a bulbous base. White with a creamy yellowish tint, smooth. In the upper part there is a white membranous ring, which often falls away in old mushrooms. The lower stem sometimes has a faint scaly pattern.

Stem 3-6 cm tall, 0.3-0.7 cm thick, cylindrical, slender. Whitish in the upper part, and in the lower part with reddish-brown or pink tones and small scales. The ring is either absent or present as a thin, indistinct band of scales — practically invisible in mature mushrooms. The stem flesh is firm.

Flesh white, firm in the cap, fibrous in the stem. Does NOT change color when cut. The texture is fibrous and uneven — softer in the cap, tougher in the stem.

Flesh thin, white, with a pinkish tinge in the lower part of the stem. Doesn't change color quickly when cut. No pronounced odor — a delicate fruity smell.

Smell pleasant, faintly nutty, reminiscent of hazelnut or grain. Taste mild, sweetish.

Faintly fruity-sweet, reminiscent of apples — and that's exactly what makes it so treacherous. The smell doesn't raise alarm; it's even appealing, especially to children. Don't rely on smell or taste for identification — neither signals deadly toxicity.