Blushing Wood Mushroom - Agaricus silvaticus

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Description

This species has a cap of 5-10cm diameter, which is covered in brown fibrous scales. The stem has a ring. The white flesh bruises red when cut if it is fresh and brown if older.   It is one of a group of mushrooms that are difficult to tell apart. 

Identification difficulty
Habitat

It is found in mixed woodland

When to see it

From late summer through autumn.

UK Status

Fairly common and widespread in Britain.

VC55 Status

Fairly common in Leicestershire and Rutland.

  • Lostash
    Leicester Botanical Gardens
    17 October 2015
  • Lostash
    Leicester Botanical Gardens
    01 October 2010
  • Lostash
    Leicester Botanical Gardens
    17 October 2012
  • Lostash
    Leicester Botanical Gardens
    17 October 2012
  • Lostash
    Leicester Botanical Gardens
    08 November 2015
  • Lostash
    Leicester Botanical Gardens
    17 October 2015
  • Lostash
    Leicester Botanical Gardens
    23 November 2014
  • Lostash
    Whetstone Cemetery
    13 November 2015

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Species profile

Common names
Blushing Wood Mushroom
Species group:
Fungi
Kingdom:
Fungi
Order:
Agaricales
Family:
Agaricaceae
Records on NatureSpot:
14
First record:
16/10/2004 (Nicholls, David)
Last record:
14/10/2023 (Alton, John)

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  • Lostash
    Leicester Botanical Gardens
    17 October 2012
  • Graham Calow
    Bassett Lane Cemetery, Sapcote
    27 August 2010
  • Saharima Roenisch
    Abbey Park
    24 July 2017
  • Saharima Roenisch
    Abbey Park
    24 July 2017
  • Saharima Roenisch
    Abbey Park
    24 July 2017
  • Saharima Roenisch
    Abbey Park
    24 July 2017
  • Lostash
    Leicester Botanical Gardens
    17 October 2015
  • Lostash
    Leicester Botanical Gardens
    23 November 2014