St George's Mushroom
Tricholoma gambosum
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CAP: 5 - 15cm across, subglobose then expanding, often irregularly wavy and sometimes cracking, margin inrolled, white.
STEM: 20 - 40 x 10 - 25mm white
FLESH: White, soft, taste and smell mealy
GILLS: narrow, very crowded, whitish
Great all rounder and can be eaten raw or cooked. Try slicing and dry frying before adding butter to intensify the flavour
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