The reason I commented was because a lot of people were suggesting that - IMHO incorrectly. The darkness of the cap, and the lightness of the stem and scales suggest magpie to me. It’s an important distinction to get right as the former is yummy and the latter is toxic. (Caveat: I’m not a mycologist but am an experienced forager. DYOR etc and don’t die)

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Interesting. Could it be a hybrid ? I’ll never know now lol 😂 kinda has both similarities.