Almond mushroom
Agaricus subrufescens · 姬松茸
Occasional蘑菇科🍽 Cultivated Edible
A commercially cultivated edible fungus. Buy wild specimens only through reputable, regulated sources.
The same species can be described differently across regions and stages of maturity, and countless look-alike species cannot be told apart by eye. Never use the information on this page to judge whether a real mushroom is safe to eat.
How to Tell
- Cap brown with scales; gills pink, darkening to deep brown
- Has a pronounced almond smell
- Grows in compost and humus-rich soil
ID notes are compiled by AI from public sources, not reviewed by a mycologist, for learning only — never a basis for foraging.
Basics
- Family
- 蘑菇科
- Hymenium
- Gills
- Grows On
- Soil
- How Big
- 5–15 cm (cap diameter)
- Encounter Rate
- Occasional
- Habitat
- Cultivated on compost
Easily Confused With
MatsutakeCap brown, covered in fibrous scales
Button mushroomCap rounded, white or brown; gills pink, aging to dark brownFun Fact
Despite the 'matsutake' in some of its names, it's actually a cultivated Agaricus species in a completely different family from true matsutake, with a distinct almond scent.
More in this family
- Common puffball
- Deadly dapperling
- Field mushroom
- Flowerpot parasol
- Giant puffball
- Green-spored parasol
- Horse mushroom
- Parasol mushroom
- Shaggy ink cap
- Shaggy parasol
- Yellow stainer