First noticed a few days ago at an early stage of their lives, but now fully opened, were several Horse Mushrooms, Agaricus arvensis .
One of our larger mushrooms with a diameter of up to 15cms, and staining yellow when broken, it edibility is excellent but care must be taken not ot confuse it with the very similar Yellow Staining Mushroom, Agaricus xanthodermos. This has an unpleasent smell when broken of carbolic (remember the soap?) This an uncommon mushroom, which is probably just as well, as some people can eat it with impunity, while others suffer severe gastric upsets, sometimes leading to coma. Best advice is to avoid all yellow staining mushrooms.
Horse Mushroom. Photo. John Elliott. Click to enlarge.
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