Grassland Mushroom ID

[KeenTeen17]

I found this on a patch of grass near my house.






any ideas what it could be?

[NickCantle]

Nice spaced out gills there. Growing in grassland. Umbonate cap with edges turning up with age.

Fairy Ring Champignon - Marasmius oreades

Nick

[Nick_in_Scotland]

Have a look and see if there are any more where you found that one. You might notice that they are growing in a circle. Even if you don't see any other fungi you might notice that the grass is growing at different lengths to make a pattern that looks like a ring in the ground when looked at from a distance. In olden days people thought that these rings were caused by fairies dancing around in a circle in the middle of the night, hence the common name for the fungus. The mushrooms no doubt were good for sitting on when the fairies needed some time out from dancing