This species is an excellent edible, with a strong almond and faintly sweet taste.  It
is common in eastern North America, rare in California, but widespread on the island
of Hawai`i in compost piles and well-fertilized mulch.  Agaricus subrufescens  is easily
recognized by the pinkish brown, minutely fibrillose pileus, smooth white stipe with
a persistent membranous annulus, a faint yellow staining reaction where bruised, a
strong almond odor, and the urban habitat.