Agrocybe rivulosa

Description

It grows tall with a whitish stem and pale brown cap that starts off conical, but flattens and wrinkles with age, and produces brown spores. The stem has a fleshy, pendulous ring.

Identification difficulty
Habitat

Grows on woodchips and in compost heaps

When to see it

It is found in summer and autumn.

UK Status

This species was only added to the British list in 2004 but is now widespread in Britain.

VC55 Status

Fairly common in Leicestershire and Rutland.

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Species profile

Common names
Wrinkled Fieldcap
Species group:
Fungi
Kingdom:
Fungi
Order:
Agaricales
Family:
Strophariaceae
Records on NatureSpot:
3
First record:
14/09/2009 (Nicholls, David)
Last record:
30/08/2015 (Watson, Ashley)

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