Most mycologists recommend against eating this mushroom because it is easy to mistake with deadly poisonous species e.g. pholiotina rugosa, cortinarius gentilis, galerina marginata or galerina padulosa
Most mycologists strongly recommend avoiding the consumption of this mushroom due to its potential for being mistaken for highly toxic varieties that can be fatal if ingested, such as pholiotina rugosa, cortinarius gentilis, galerina marginata, or galerina padulosa.