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Pyza

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Species of Agaricus; looks like one of the species in the A. campestris complex. Spore print will be dark brown. It's difficult to assess the gill attachment from the photo. Agaricus species have gills that are not attached to the stalk ("free" gills). 

Calocybe gambosa is a white mushroom, white gills, white spores. Gill attachment for C. gambosa is said to be sinuate, which means the gills are attached to the stalk very thinly, possibly as thin as a thread. Distinguishing free gills from sinuate gills can be tricky, as attached gills can break away from the stalk, creating the false impression that the gills are free.  

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Something just occurred to me. If you're actively hunting for Calocybe gambosa, you should beware of the robust species of Entoloma... E. sinuatum, E. grieus, E. lividoalbum, E. lividum, E. ludirum. These toxic species  all have salmon-pink spore prints.

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