Horse mushroom
Agaricus arvensis
Edible, but easily confused with poisonous lookalikes.
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At a glance
- Scientific name
- Agaricus arvensis
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Agaricales
- Family
- Agaricaceae
- Under the cap
- Gills
- Cap
- Domed, Flat
- Stem
- Ring
- Lives by
- Breaking down dead matter
- Season
- Summer, Autumn
- Habitat
- Meadow
- Spore print
- Brown
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Hard
Did you know?
- Its cap can reach about 20 cm across, among the largest in its genus.
- It is one of the fungi that can form 'fairy rings' in grass.
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Similar fungi
- Parasol mushroom
Macrolepiota procera
- Common puffball
Lycoperdon perlatum
- Shaggy parasol
Chlorophyllum rhacodes
Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q690801 · All fungi · All entries