Growth Timeline
From inoculation to harvest - what to expect
Inoculation
Start your grow
Day 0
Colonization
60-180 days
Day 105
Pinning
4-10 days
Day 112
Harvest
Ready to pick!
Day 127
Distinctive Features
- Burgundy-wine red cap color
- Large, radially grooved/wrinkled ring on stem (cogwheel appearance)
- White stem that yellows with age
- Gills that progress from white to grayish-lilac to purple-brown
- Dark purple-brown spore print
- Grows on wood chips/mulch (not on soil alone)
Appearance
Cap
Young caps are bell-shaped to convex, maturing to broadly convex to nearly flat, and in old age becoming flat with uplifted margins. The cap is sticky/viscid in damp weather, smooth when dry, sometimes cracking in old age.
Burgundy-wine red
Dark reddish-brown
Reddish-purple
Pale brown
Tan
Grayish-white
Stem
White to pale yellow stem, often widening towards a clavate (club-shaped) base. Smooth above the ring, slightly fibrous below. Large, radially grooved/wrinkled ring (cogwheel appearance) typically positioned in the upper third of the stem.
Spore Print
Dark purple-brown to black
Nutritional Profile
Per 100g fresh weight
32.5 kcal
Calories
2.75g
Protein
2.5g
Fiber
4g
Carbs
Key Nutrients
Vitamin D2 (Ergosterol): 0% DV
Potassium: 0% DV
Phosphorus: 0% DV
Selenium: 0% DV
Zinc: 0% DV
Polysaccharides: 0% DV