▁with ▁an ▁od our ▁similar ▁to ▁fresh ▁pe pper . ▁Micro scop ically , ▁it ▁has ▁a ▁dense ▁pal is ade ▁of ▁sl ender , ▁cap itate ▁( with ▁a ▁spher ical ▁tip ) ▁non - st aining ▁che il oc yst idia ▁on ▁the ▁g ill ▁edge . ▁This ▁gives ▁the ▁g ills ▁of ▁young , ▁fresh ▁fruit ▁bodies ▁a ▁wh it ish ▁edge , ▁a ▁feature ▁that ▁is ▁absent ▁from ▁S .   ca er ule a . ▁Another ▁look ali ke , ▁S .   a er ugin osa , ▁is ▁less ▁common ▁than ▁S .   ca er ule a . ▁It ▁is ▁distinguished ▁from ▁the ▁latter ▁by ▁the ▁well - develop ed ▁ring ▁zone ▁on ▁its ▁st ipe , ▁dark er ▁g ills ▁with ▁white ▁edges , ▁and ▁more ▁numerous ▁wh it ish ▁scales ▁around ▁the ▁cap ▁margin . ▁Additionally , ▁S .   a er ugin osa ▁has ▁more ▁stable ▁colours ▁than ▁S .   ca er ule a , ▁the ▁colour ation ▁of ▁which ▁tends ▁to ▁quickly ▁was h ▁out . ▁However , ▁collections ▁of ▁St roph aria ▁often ▁show ▁characteristics ▁that ▁are ▁intermediate ▁between ▁two ▁or ▁more ▁species , ▁making ▁them ▁difficult ▁to ▁identify ▁accur ately . ▁ ▁Hab itat , ▁distribution , ▁and ▁e col ogy ▁St roph aria ▁ca er ule a ▁is ▁a ▁sap roph yt ic ▁fung us ▁that ▁f ruits ▁sing ly ▁or ▁in ▁groups . ▁It ▁grows ▁in ▁or ▁on ▁me adows , ▁roads ides , ▁h ed ger