rixjo Posted July 3, 2021 Report Share Posted July 3, 2021 Hi, could anyone help with identifying this mushroom? - found near birch trees - however may be unhelpful because it was found upturned and already picked from the ground - don't know where it was picked from - live in the uk, frequent rain - as shown, is a large white mushroom with dark gills - cap diameter was 25cm across, with ragged edge (as shown) and the sides of the cap slope up (shown in img 3) - thought they might be pavement mushrooms but it seems to big to be one? - found the mushroom's stem with a yellow patch on it, but after bruising it the flesh did not turn yellow thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted July 3, 2021 Report Share Posted July 3, 2021 Looks like a species of Agaricus. The yellow stain ad large size suggest genus Agaricus section Arvenses, the "Horse Mushrooms". But, Agaricus is a large complicated genus that includes some toxic species. So, although Horse Mushrooms are good edible types, I cannot recommend this as edible; at least not without knowing more details. Odor? Do the gills reach the stalk? Or do the gills terminate short of the stalk? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rixjo Posted July 4, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2021 Hello! I can only describe the smell as very 'mushroomy', kind of earthy. The gills stop a little bit before the stalk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted July 8, 2021 Report Share Posted July 8, 2021 Probably a species of Agaricus from section Arvenses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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