Field Mushroom / Meadow Mushroom

Agaricus campestris

Meadows, pastures, gardens, parks, forest edges, fields, fallow land. From spring to late autumn.

Fruiting bodies medium-sized, rarely large. Cap 5-10 (12) cm across, convex-flattened, finely fibrous, scaly, fleshy, white, later whitish, brownish-white. Gills whitish-pink, pinkish-brown, blackish-brown. Stem 5—8x1—2.5 cm, white, round, hollow, with a white, downward-hanging ring. Flesh fleshy, white, turning slightly brownish when broken, with a pleasant smell and taste. Characteristic features: similar to the Horse Mushroom, only the fruiting bodies are smaller, turn yellowish when pressed, the flesh turns slightly reddish when cut, and it is more aromatic. Grows in groups or singly, likes fertile soil, cultivated artificially. A valuable edible mushroom. Common.