27 August 2010 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Common Name Field mushroom Cap Convex, expanding with age, smooth or slightly scaly, white, sometimes with brown scales, margin ragged, to about 10 cm across Gills Free, crowded, pink then dark brown Stem Equal or slightly tapered, white, ring white, fragile Flesh Firm, white, sometimes flushing pink in the cap Smell Pleasant, mushroomy Taste Mushroomy Season Summer to autumn Distribution Common Habitat On soil in fields and pastures Spore Print Chocolate brown Microscopic Features Spores ellipsoidal, smooth (7-8) x (4-5) µm2 Edibility Edible, good |