Plate XXXIV. Figure 253.—Agaricus arvensis.
Agaricus abruptus. Pk.
Edible.
Figure 254.—Agaricus abruptus.
Abruptus means to break away, referring to the breaking of the veil from the margin of the cap.
The pileus is creamy-white, dry and silky, quite irregular in shape when young, turning yellow when bruised or when the stem is cut.
The gills are slightly pinkish when the veil first breaks, gradually growing a deeper pink, in mature specimens becoming brownish, soft, free from the stem, quite close, unequal.