Species Cards

Field Mushroom

Agaricus campestris

Group:

Fungus

Field Mushroom (Agaricus campestris). Erica 
Bower

© Erica Bower

Field Mushroom (Agaricus campestris)

Food chain :

Decomposer

What it eats :

Decaying dead plant matter.

Eaten by:

Slugs, snails, fungus gnats

Habitat:

Wildflower GrasslandWildflower Grassland

Description:

A white mushroom with pink or brown gills. It is very similar to the cultivated mushroom and is edible. However, there are similar-looking species that are poisonous, so you should never eat mushrooms unless you have identified them properly.


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