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Agrocybe semiorbicularis.   Click a photo to enlarge it.   back to list

synonyms: Halbkugeliger Erdschüppling
Agrocybe semiorbichlaris2 Mushroom
Ref No: 6933
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Agrocybe semiorbicularis Mushroom
Ref No: 6935
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location: North America, Europe
edibility: Poisonous/Suspect
fungus colour: White to cream, Yellow, Grey to beige
normal size: Less than 5cm
cap type: Convex to shield shaped
stem type: Ring on stem, Stem much longer than cap diameter
flesh: Mushroom has distinct or odd smell (non mushroomy)
spore colour: Light to dark brown
habitat: Found in fields, lawns or on roadsides

Agrocybe semiorbicularis (Bull. ex St. Amans) Fayod syn. Naucoria semiorbicularis (Bull. ex St. Amans) Quél.Halbkugeliger Erdschüppling Cap 1–2cm across, hemispherical to flattened convex, ochraceous to tan. Stem 25–40 x 2–3mm, pallid flushed with cap colour. Flesh ochraceous darkening to tan towards stem base. Smell mealy. Gills adnate, very broad, pale ochraceous at first gradually becoming dark cinnamon with age. Spore print cigar brown. Spores ovoid, 11–13 x 7.5–8µ. Habitat amongst grass on lawns, roadsides and sand-dunes. Season late summer to autumn. Occasional. Edibility suspect -avoid. Distribution, America and Europe.

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