• Dr. Bob@lemmy.ca
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    3 days ago

    Button, cremini, and portobello are all the same mushroom picked at different stages of growth.

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      2 days ago

      Sort of, cremini and white button are at the same stage of growth, the white ones are a sort of albino strain that doesn’t develop the brown scales. Having a “bald version” and a “scaly version” is actually relatively common amongst Agaricus species for some reason.