commonly known species fungus family fruit bodies medium large caps wide stem long thick whitish cap surface large wide high stem large base covered whitish brownish scales root centimeters soil ring stem thick felt like widely distributed mixed deciduous forests southeastern united_states grows groups ground late summer autumn mushrooms odor resembling powder recommended consumption taxonomy species described scientifically moses transferred genus section genus north american species section include specific epithet honors american mycologist fungus commonly known description cap wide initially round later convex flattened white yellowish white usually dry occasionally slightly sticky age universal veil remains pale yellow brownish orange layer breaks crowded coarse conical conical wide high scale like cap margin age margin non grooves partial veil remnants hanging cap margin gills free attachment stem crowded moderately broad yellowish white pale yellow interspersed gills short gills extend completely stem somewhat truncated abruptly terminated tapering gradually stem long wide decreases slightly thickness near apex solid hollow white pale yellow covered soft hairs large basal swollen middle roots ground partial veil yellowish white pale yellow forming ring thick delicate soon falls away universal veil remains stem base thick scales curved downward forming irregular rings flesh firm white pale yellow mushroom tissue odor lime powder old tennis shoes edibility mushrooms described variously unknown recommended poisonous microscopic characteristics spores ellipsoid occasionally thin walled hyaline measure spore deposit white basidia spore bearing cells spored bases cheilocystidia cystidia gill edge occasionally seen small club shaped cells measuring thin walled hyphae diameter cap cuticle clearly differentiated cap tissue consists thin walled interwoven hyphae diameter tissue universal veil cap consists parallel erect rows roughly spherical ellipsoid broadly ellipsoid cells club shaped cells cells terminal short terminal chains borne moderately abundant thin walled branched interwoven nearly hyphae diameter scattered oil containing hyphae diameter distribution hyphae stem base similar cap hyphae clamp connections present similar species fruit bodies distinguished presence pale yellow brownish orange large conical conical cap surface large basal mushroom pure white lacks pale yellow brownish orange large conical typical north american species similar cap surface unlike distinct basal found semi arid areas associated old growth douglas fir north_america pink tones cap stem turn pink flesh cut habitat distribution mycorrhizal fungus meaning forms associations shrubs trees mushrooms grow ground scattered groups mixed coniferous deciduous forests specific tree associations preferred unknown general section tend associate pine subgenus oak widely distributed southeastern united_states occurrence occasional frequent late summer autumn months august november mushrooms collected states maryland north_carolina south_carolina indiana tennessee virginia reported growing northern baja california mexico cited books california mad river press isbn
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