Yellow Stainer
Poisonous causing alarming symptoms but not affecting everybody. Not worth the chance!
Scientific Name – Agaricus xanthodermus
Please note that each and every mushroom you come across may vary in appearance to these photos.
Cap
7-10 cm. Starting rounded but with a slightly cubed shape, this flattens to a round shallow convex. White with very small scales, the cap can crack and turn grey in dry, sunny conditions. The cap bruises chrome yellow quite quickly.
Gills
Crowded and free of the stem. Gills starting off white turning pink and becoming grey/brown when mature.
Stem
8-14 cm long, 1-2 cm diameter. White/off-white with a skirt and slightly bulbous base.
Skirt
Has a superior, pendulous, double edged white skirt, the one in the image is stained on the top surface by spores.
Flesh
White bruising chrome yellow when cut especially at the base of the stem.
Habitat
Hedgerows, grassland, open woodland and beside roads and paths usually in large groups or rings.
