Field Mushroom | Hainault Forest

Field Mushroom

Agaricus campestris

Saphrobic grassland species found during summer and autumn. The cap, 30-100mm across, is thick and fleshy, creamy white and may develop small scales with maturity. It doesn't stain yellow when rubbed or damaged. The edge is normally down-turned or slightly in-rolled. The white stipe, 30-100mm tall, is smooth above the ring, scaly below and fairly parallel along the length. The ring normally vanishes before the fruitbody is fully formed. Gills are free and crowded, deep pink, turning dark brown, then blackish. Its spores are chocolate brown.