Bath Wildlife Sightings
Agaricus xanthodermus (Yellow-stainer Mushroom), High Common, Bath, ST7465
Date first seen
Date last seen
Frequency of Sighting
Species
Evidence
Quantity
One or two patches
Locality
High Common, Bath
Habitat
South-facing grassy slope
Environmental Conditions
Sunny
Grid Reference
ST742657
Other Information
The cap and ring tend to be fringed with white fibres. These ones also had a fibrous cap. On the hilltops there are rather similar mushrooms but with a pure whit silky cap. Unlike the Field Mushroom they only have a faint smell, of aniseed or almonds.
Recorded by
Rob Randall
Identified by
Rob Randall