Potentially Edible
White, round mushroom with conical spines and developing pore at top. White interior, becoming green-brown.
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Description
Mushroom: 2.5-6 cm (1-2 3/8") wide and 3-7.5 cm (1 ¼-3") high. Round with elongated stalk-like base. Covered with log and short spines. Long spines break off leaving distinct marks. Opening by pore at top.
Spore print: Olive-brown.
Mushroom
Spines
Habitat and Range
Single, scattered or clustered. In open woods, along roads, on ground in urban areas. Throughout North America
