Leucoagaricus leucothites (Vittad.) Wasser

These white mushrooms can be found often growing in fairy rings in grassland, and at a distance look like the edible field mushroom. However, once picked it is easy to tell these ones apart as they have white gills and a delicate white collar on the stalk.

Some people find these make them ill if eaten.

Leucoagaricus sp.1

Found growing on a very rotten log in beech forest.

Leucoagaricus sp. 3

Found in native bush in early autumn.

Quite a fragile species.

Cap diam: 20–30 mm.

Leucoagaricus sp. 4

Found in native bush.

Cap diam: 20–30 mm.

Leucoagaricus sp. 2

A bluish species found in native bush. Cap diam: 30–40 mm.

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Leucoagaricus

This genus can look like an Agaricus but the gills remain white. They have a ring on the stipe (stalk) which may be moveable. Many Leucoagaricus species have not yet been described and named.