Matt_Ga Posted June 6, 2016 Report Share Posted June 6, 2016 Found in lawn in Ga. Think its meadow mushrooms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_Ga Posted June 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2016 Thought I put this post in identification forum, sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 No problem Matt. We may discuss IDs here. These are a species of Agaricus. The species name "Agaricus campestris" is applied to a group of species commonly called "Meadow Mushrooms". A related group, grouped under the name A. arvensis, are called "Horse Mushrooms". The ones seen here look like the campestris type to me... gills with a pink stage, smallish ring on stalk (often these types lose the ring completely), occurrence in grass (also true for arvensis types). There are some Agaricus species that are sickeners. These types do not commonly grow on lawns. They favor woodland settings, gardens, and wood borders. The types to avoid (in eastern NA) usually have a medicinal or phenol odor, usually have grayish-to-blackish scales on the cap surface, or stain yellow on the stalk base. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_Ga Posted June 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 Thanks Dave.I have never tried these.Found some last year that were a little darker pink than these but were full of larva so couldn't try them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 Gill color changes from pink to brown with the campestris types. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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