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mikehw

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If the following four things work out, I’d say meadow mushrooms (Agaricus campestris):

Pink gills when young

Stem snaps off cap cleanly, meaning gills are not attached to stem

Very young ones have a veil

Mature ones leave a brown spore print

Since you’re in PA, you don’t have to worry about the lookalikes that occur on the west coast

I’ve been finding meadow mushrooms, locally called pinkies,  everywhere right now.  To the point that I’m almost tired of picking them

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There are a few species of Agaricus that occur east of the Rockies which are toxic (not deadly but definitely prone to cause very unpleasant symptoms). Mostly, the toxic ones feature at least one of the following: small black scales on the cap, yellow staining, unpleasant chemical/phenol odor. The toxic ones like A. placomyces and A. pocillator are most often found in forests. But, I have seen these types in cultivated areas (gardens, mulched areas). 

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