Sunday 22 August 2010

agaricus xanthodermus

Agaricus xanthodermus (yellow stainer) looks a bit like a field mushroom or horse mushroom but, unlike the edible mushrooms about at the same time, this one bruises bright chrome-yellow, especially towards the margin (you can see this on the photo). Occasional, habitat in woods, meadows and gardens, season summer to autumn. Poisonous (the symptoms being sweating, flushing and severe stomach cramps, only some people are affected). Found on the grassy area between Caponfield and Cole Green Lane

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