Psathyrella candolleana
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Psathyrella candolleana is a large mushroom
commonly found on lawn
s or pasture
. The coloring varies between white, golden and dark brown, however the shape is consistent: medium sized (2–7 cm), conical when young; large, flat and sprawling with maturity.
Mushroom
A mushroom is the fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced above ground on soil or on its food source. The standard for the name "mushroom" is the cultivated white button mushroom, Agaricus bisporus; hence the word "mushroom" is most often applied to those fungi that...
commonly found on lawn
Lawn
A lawn is an area of aesthetic and recreational land planted with grasses or other durable plants, which usually are maintained at a low and consistent height. Low ornamental meadows in natural landscaping styles are a contemporary option of a lawn...
s or pasture
Pasture
Pasture is land used for grazing. Pasture lands in the narrow sense are enclosed tracts of farmland, grazed by domesticated livestock, such as horses, cattle, sheep or swine. The vegetation of tended pasture, forage, consists mainly of grasses, with an interspersion of legumes and other forbs...
. The coloring varies between white, golden and dark brown, however the shape is consistent: medium sized (2–7 cm), conical when young; large, flat and sprawling with maturity.
External links
- Psathyrella candolleana by Robert Sasata, Healing-Mushrooms.net, July, 2008.