Agaricus campestris (Meadow Mushroom)
Family
Agaricaceae
Location
Europe, North America, North Africa, Asia, Canada and Australia
Dimensions
Cap 3-12 cm diameter, stem 3-10 cm tall * 1-2 cm diameter
Edibility
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Description
Agaricus campestris, commonly known as the Meadow Mushroom, is a medium-sized agaric with a white to brownish cap on a short stem with an indistinct ring and no volva. The mushroom grows solitary or grouped, often in fairy rings, on grassy soil in lawns, pastures or in cultivated fields.

Cap white (may have fine scales) at first hemispherical in shape before flattening out with maturity. The flesh is thick, firm, and white throughout, not changing when sliced. Gills free from the stem, narrow, pale pink at first, becoming bright pink, then dark purple-brown when spores mature. Stem short, cylindric or tapered toward the base, predominantly white and bears a single thin ring. Spore print deep chocolate brown.

Microscopic Features: The spores are ovoid in shape, measuring 6.5-9 µm in length and 4-6 µm in width.

Agaricus campestris on the www.first-nature.com web site.
Agaricus campestris on the MushroomExpert.Com web site.

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