Fungi i.d. please - agaricus bohusii?

[Sparklebug]

Took these pics on Mon. in pouring rain. Please help!
It looks likes A. Bohusii but doesn't tick all the boxes, but I'm learning that fungi can still be a certain type and differ slightly from pics/archives.

It was growing in well rotted horse manure at a a stables, Himalayan Balsam (boo!) had been growing there all summer. Some mushrooms had spilled onto canal tow path and were huge, size of a dinner plate. Gills pristine white. Cap white/brown mottle/scales, with the young caps very round and the size of a grapefruit. Standing up to 20cm tall, sturdy stalk with fringe. Smell mushroomy, slightly aniseed. Thought it might be a horse mushroom, but they don't have the brown scales do they? And it really was huge. Sadly had been broken by someone/thing.

If it is A. Bohusii then I believe it is quite rare in the UK. If it is a horse mushroom then I feel a bit of a numpty

[ashgale]

Hi, it looks very much like the 20 or so growing around my garden right now ranging in size from around 4" to 7" across, and is, i think Chlorophyllum rhacodes (was known as Macrolpiota rhacodes previously )
hth,

ashgale.

[Sparklebug]

Ohhh right, off to look that one up.....

[Toonami]

Shaggy parasol for me.

[Sparklebug]

Thanks everyone I stand here a learned creature.....another one for my list )

[flaxton]

It has been said before but if you leave a cap to drop the spores the colour can tell you a lot. Agaricus dark brown Chlorophylum white.

Mal

[Sparklebug]

Originally Posted by flaxton

It has been said before but if you leave a cap to drop the spores the colour can tell you a lot. Agaricus dark brown Chlorophylum white.

Mal

Ohh I will try that...I have a white and black piece of card so will have a go:-)
Cheers Mal

[flaxton]

Let us know how you get on.

Mal