Dave from tn. Posted August 9, 2022 Report Share Posted August 9, 2022 Found many of these growing in horse pasture today in Tn. Been rainy and hot in 90s. Any comments are greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted August 9, 2022 Report Share Posted August 9, 2022 The one with the pink gills is very likely representative of a species in the Agaricus campestris group (Meadow Mushrooms). The other two may (or may not?) represent he same species. It's just somewhat more difficult to say because they appear to be considerably older than the one with the pink gills. Agaricus is a large genus --lots of species-- and some are known to be toxic (not deadly). I suggest caution. Here are a few tips. At least some of the toxic types feature a disagreeable medicinal/phenol odor (not always present) and/or small dark/black scales on the cap and/or yellow staining especially on the base of the stalk. Also, as for the edibility of mushrooms in the A. campestris group, they are best before the gills turn dark brown/black. Also, there are other types of dark-spored mushrooms that grow in fields on/near dung. In particular Panaeolus mushrooms have gills that are initially attached to the stalk but may break away, causing the illusion of free gills. It is not uncommon for more than one mushroom species to be found growing in close proximity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave from tn. Posted August 13, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2022 Okay thanks for the thorough information Dave. The smell was not very pleasant and spores were brown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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