Edibility:

Good


Eating notes: 

The usual recommendation is to slice around 1cm thick, coat in breadcrumbs and fry. It can also be diced and added to other mushroom dishes.


Preserving: 

Can be frozen.




                        



Description


Fruit body: 

12-80cm Ball-shaped. White or off-white when young, later brown. The skin is smooth and leathery. 


Stem: 

Rudimentary or abscent. The body is attached to the ground by a root-like cord.


Spores: 

Brown


Flesh: 

White and firm when young, later brown and powdery


Habitat: 

Pasture land, sometimes open woodland.


Frequency: 

Common