Agaricus mushrooms with grass-like Roundfruit Sedge (Carex globosa, Cyperaceae) - maybe Agaricus hondensis, yech!
These are medium-size Agaricus mushrooms in the woods growing from a bed of grass-like of (I think) Roundfruit Sedge (Carex globosa) in the Cyperaceae plant family, which does very well in our canyon. I took a bigger bite than I should have, and retched for 5 minutes! It has a strong phenolic taste. It doesn't have a fibrillose cap, but I reckon it is the Felt-Ringed Agaricus (Agaricus hondensis) mushroom with that distinctive thick ring that stands out from the stalk. Live and learn! (San Marcos Pass, 6 December 2012)
The local woodland Agaricus species are a pretty risky group in my experience.
Agaricus mushrooms with grass-like Roundfruit Sedge (Carex globosa, Cyperaceae) - maybe Agaricus hondensis, yech!
These are medium-size Agaricus mushrooms in the woods growing from a bed of grass-like of (I think) Roundfruit Sedge (Carex globosa) in the Cyperaceae plant family, which does very well in our canyon. I took a bigger bite than I should have, and retched for 5 minutes! It has a strong phenolic taste. It doesn't have a fibrillose cap, but I reckon it is the Felt-Ringed Agaricus (Agaricus hondensis) mushroom with that distinctive thick ring that stands out from the stalk. Live and learn! (San Marcos Pass, 6 December 2012)
The local woodland Agaricus species are a pretty risky group in my experience.