Mushroom Identification Reference Gallery

Browse a curated gallery of mushrooms with AI-generated mushroom ID insights. Each entry in this mushroom identifier collection is designed to help you visually compare species traits with your own finds.

Showing 8 of 46 mushroom species

Horse Mushroom (Agaricus arvensis) - Free, crowded, dark chocolate brown gills (mature), Robust, pale white to tan cap surface, Prominent superior annulus (ring) on the stem, Stem base attached to soil, suggesting terrestrial growth, Gills do not attach to the stem
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Horse Mushroom

Agaricus arvensis

Free • crowded • dark chocolate brown gills (mature) • Robust • pale white to tan cap surface • Prominent superior annulus (ring) on the stem • Stem base attached to soil • suggesting terrestrial growth • Gills do not attach to the stem

Plausible Field Mushroom (Agaricus campestris) - 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
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Plausible Field Mushroom

Agaricus campestris

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

Field or Meadow Mushroom group (Agaricus sp) - Whitish to brownish cap with fine scales, Gills are pinkish-brown to chocolate brown, free from the stem, Prominent, skirt-like ring on the stem, Grows in soil, likely in grassy areas, Stem is whitish and relatively thick
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Field or Meadow Mushroom group

Agaricus sp

Whitish to brownish cap with fine scales • Gills are pinkish-brown to chocolate brown • free from the stem • Prominent • skirt-like ring on the stem • Grows in soil • likely in grassy areas • Stem is whitish and relatively thick

Scaly Wood Mushroom (Agaricus sp.) (Agaricus sylvaticus) - Cap covered in fine, brownish, granular scales., Gills free, crowded, maturing from pale/pink to dark chocolate brown., Context (flesh) stains reddish or brownish upon cutting., Robust, pale stem with remnants of a partial veil/ring., Growing terrestrially in leaf litter.
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Scaly Wood Mushroom (Agaricus sp.)

Agaricus sylvaticus

Cap covered in fine • brownish • granular scales. • Gills free • crowded • maturing from pale/pink to dark chocolate brown. • Context (flesh) stains reddish or brownish upon cutting. • Robust • pale stem with remnants of a partial veil/ring. • Growing terrestrially in leaf litter.

Yellow Stainer (Agaricus xanthodermus) - Cap white, broad, with a flattened, slightly scaly brown center., Gills free, crowded, currently pinkish-salmon color., Robust white stem with a prominent, skirt-like ring (annulus)., Grows terrestrially in soil or grass., Stem base often stains bright yellow when bruised (unconfirmed here).
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Yellow Stainer

Agaricus xanthodermus

Cap white • broad • with a flattened • slightly scaly brown center. • Gills free • crowded • currently pinkish-salmon color. • Robust white stem with a prominent • skirt-like ring (annulus). • Grows terrestrially in soil or grass. • Stem base often stains bright yellow when bruised (unconfirmed here).

Destroying Angel (Likely) (Amanita bisporigera) - Entirely white basidiocarp, Cap surface smooth with scattered white veil remnants, Gills white, free, and crowded, Distinct, membranous white annulus (ring) present on stipe, Stipe base appears bulbous, potential volva obscured by soil
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Destroying Angel (Likely)

Amanita bisporigera

Entirely white basidiocarp • Cap surface smooth with scattered white veil remnants • Gills white • free • and crowded • Distinct • membranous white annulus (ring) present on stipe • Stipe base appears bulbous • potential volva obscured by soil

Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria) - Bright red to orange cap, White, patchy remnants (warts) on cap surface, White, crowded, free gills, Robust, pale yellow stem with annulus remnant, Growing in soil, likely mycorrhizal
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Fly Agaric

Amanita muscaria

Bright red to orange cap • White • patchy remnants (warts) on cap surface • White • crowded • free gills • Robust • pale yellow stem with annulus remnant • Growing in soil • likely mycorrhizal

Suspected Death Cap Complex (Amanita phalloides) - Cap brown to olive-brown, smooth, convex to broadly convex, Gills white, crowded, appearing free or narrowly attached, Stem white, solid, potentially lacking a visible ring (annulus), Base structure (volva) is obscured or missing in the image, Gills remain white (suggests white spore print), Overall robust, fleshy stature
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Suspected Death Cap Complex

Amanita phalloides

Cap brown to olive-brown • smooth • convex to broadly convex • Gills white • crowded • appearing free or narrowly attached • Stem white • solid • potentially lacking a visible ring (annulus) • Base structure (volva) is obscured or missing in the image • Gills remain white (suggests white spore print) • Overall robust • fleshy stature