Agaricus possibly

[CloudedYellow]

This beauty was spotted on the side of a flooded gravel pit under sycamore with willow nearby. I could not photograph it in-situ without going for a swim.





The pileus is nearly 15cm across and the stipe nearly 3cm at its widest tapering a little. It has a pleasant mushroomy smell and does not bruise.

The ring peels upwards - is that termed an ascendant ring?

I thought Agaricus but the gills are ever so slightly decurrent which does not fit with this genus.

Any pointers please?

Thanks

[Leif]

I thought about Agrocybe cylindracea, but that grows on wood, and your stem does look to be soil bound.

[flaxton]

Leif
It does also grow in soil near B/L trees

Mal

[NickCantle]

May I ask what B/L trees are?

[Stewy]

Broad Leaved I suspect Nick.

[Leif]

Originally Posted by flaxton

Leif
It does also grow in soil near B/L trees

Mal

Aha! Then it could be A. cylindracea.

[NickCantle]

Cheers Stewy mate

By the way Richard, if it turns out to be Agrocybe cylindracea, that's an absolute stunner of a find

Nick

[Leif]

Originally Posted by Stewy

Broad Leaved I suspect Nick.

Yes, though as an aside, do Holly and Rhododendron qualify as broadleaved but not deciduous? In which case broadleaf trees are not the same as deciduous. (I'm rambling ...)

[CapAndBracket]

Originally Posted by Leif

Yes, though as an aside, do Holly and Rhododendron qualify as broadleaved but not deciduous? In which case broadleaf trees are not the same as deciduous. (I'm rambling ...)

Evergreen oak !

Cheers J.P.

[CloudedYellow]

Originally Posted by NickCantle

Cheers Stewy mate

By the way Richard, if it turns out to be Agrocybe cylindracea, that's an absolute stunner of a find

Nick

I wonder... it is too late for me to check out this possibility tonight but I can say it does not smell of old wine casks as sugested by Phillips! Looking at his picture though I did note some small agarics about a metre away that look very like the small ones.

I will let you know how I get on!

Richard