Key Identification Features
- Its gills are narrowly attached to the stem with a distinct notch.
- This species has a distinctly bitter taste, and is not recommended for eating.
- All other macroscopic and microscopic features of this variety are identical to the type variety.
- The cap starts conic to convex, expands to broadly convex, and eventually flattens with age; it always retains a distinct, persistent broad umbo.
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