Plausible Field Mushroom
Agaricus campestris
White Mushroom in Grass: High Risk of Toxic Lookalikes
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Caratteristiche Chiave
- White
- smooth cap
- convex to flat
- Gills free from stem
- dark pink to chocolate brown
- Prominent white ring (annulus) present on stem
- Growing singly in grass/lawn environment
- Stem base appears slightly thickened
Colore:
White cap and stem, dark brown gills
Odore:
Unknown
Schema di Crescita:
Einzeln
Ambiente:
Boden/Gras (Soil/Grass)
Habitat e Distribuzione
Habitat:
Rasen, Wiese (Lawn, meadow)
Distribuzione:
Europa, Nordamerika, weltweit
Stagionalità:
Sommer bis Herbst
Caratteristiche determinanti per la conferma
- Crucial staining reaction (yellowing) is not visible
- Odor is unknown (critical for ruling out A. xanthodermus)
- Stem base is not fully excavated to confirm absence of volva
Valore Economico
Domanda di Mercato:
Unknown - high risk of misidentification
Fascia di Prezzo:
N/A
Uso Commerciale:
None
Specie Simili
Yellow-staining Mushroom
Agaricus xanthodermus
Differenze Chiave:
- Flesh stains chrome yellow when bruised, especially at stem base
- Distinctive unpleasant phenolic or ink odor
Destroying Angel
Amanita virosa
Differenze Chiave:
- Gills remain white (never pink or brown)
- Presence of a sac-like volva at the stem base (often buried)
- Stem lacks the typical Agaricus ring structure
Azione Consigliata
Do not consume. Isolate and dispose of specimen. Critical identification features (staining, odor, stem base) are missing.