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Agaricus Campestris?


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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.

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