Agrocybe praecox (Pers. ex Fr.) Fayod syn. Pholiota praecox (Pers. ex Fr.) Kummer Früher Erdschüppling Pholiote précoce Spring Fieldcap Cap 3–6cm across, convex, ochraceous-cream or light tan, drying almost whitish with darker margin. Stem 40–60 x 4–8mm, cream, with ring. Flesh whitish cream becoming brown in stem with age. Smell mealy. Gills adnate, pale reddish-brown at first darkening with age. Spore print cigar brown. Spores ovoid-ellipsoid, 9–10 x 5–5.5µ. Cap cuticle cellular. Habitat amongst grass, usually in shady places, e.g. copses. Season late spring to late autumn. Uncommon. Said to be edible but best avoided. Distribution, America and Europe.