Spring Fieldcap - Agrocybe praecox
Convex light-brown/ochre cap, becoming flatter as it ages, with a darker centre. Surface of cap cracking in dry weather. Gills adnate, pale brown, darkening with age; spore print brown. Short-lived ring on stipe.
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Woodland, scrub, grassland, roadside verges, gardens
spring and early summer
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Species profile
- Common names
- Spring Fieldcap
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- Fungi
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- Records on NatureSpot:
- 1
- First record:
- 17/05/2023 (struminskyj, alexandra)
- Last record:
- 17/05/2023 (struminskyj, alexandra)
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