The diameter of this mushroom usually varies from 3 to 12 cm. Gills are free and bright white; do not confuse with Agaricus spp., which have dark gills! Flesh is white, its smell and taste are very unpleasant. Spore powder is pure white. It grows alone or in small groups under spruce on acidulous soil from July to October. It is very common in Latvia. Deadly poisonous, one of the deadliest fungi in Latvia's forests, in fact.

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