



Strobilurus esculentus is a very common, edible mushroom of the genus Strobilurus. It can often be found in spring on fallen spruce cones.
The cap is convex, brownish grey, and grows 1 to 3 cm in diameter. It can also be off-white or brownish-black. The gills are crowded, white, and somewhat sinuate. The stem is brownish grey with a pale apex. White flesh, very thin, soft; odor weak, pleasant; mild, mushroom flavor.