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synonyms: Pholiote des marais, Sumpf-Ackerling
Agrocybe paludosa Mushroom
Ref No: 6902
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location: North America, Europe
edibility: Inedible
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 paludosa (Lange) Kühn. & Romagn. syn. Pholiota praecox var. paludosa LangeSumpf-Ackerling Pholiote des marais Cap 1.5–3cm across, convex then flattened with broad umbo, dirty cream to pale tan, especially at the centre. Stem 40–70 x 2–3mm, cream flushed with cap colour, ring near apex, rather broad and fragile. Flesh thin, whitish in cap, brownish in stem. Smell of meal. Gills adnate, pale at first then darker brown. Spore print light cigar-brown. Spores ovoid-ellipsoid, 9–10 x 5–5.5µ. Cap cuticle cellular. Habitat in marshy meadows. Season late spring in summer. Rare. Not edible. Distribution, America and Europe.

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Mirosław Wantoch-Rekowski (Poland) - 16 June 2010

Op³yw Mot³awy Gdañsk Poland
Agrocybe paludosa
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