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Mushroom
Agaricus silvicola (Vittad.) Peck
Fruiting Body

Cap 6-15 cm;

Stalk central, 7-15 cm long, 1-2 cm diameter.

Spores

Basidiospores 5-6 x 3-3.4 µm,ellipsoid, smooth, dark brown

Diagnostic macroscopic feature

White mushroom that stains yellow with KOH, with free gills that are dark brown when mature, with white stalk and annulus growing on ground in woods or wooded yards

Nutritional Mode

Saprobe

Substrate

On ground

Habitat

Woodlands

Fruiting Season

Summer, fall

Common name

Wood mushroom

 
     
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