Horse Mushroom  New
Taken at Strathclyde Park on 24th October 2025 using Nikon Coolpix P950
Fact File



Horse Mushroom.
Species:
Order:
Family:
Local Names: 		Arvensis Schaeff.
Agaricales.
Agaricaceae.
Habitat:
Cap Diameter:
Stem:
Season:
Edibility:
 		Roadside verges and permanent pasture.
8 - 20 cms. ( Exceptionally up to 30 cms.)
2 - 3 cms diameter: Up to 10 cms. tall.
August - November.
A good edible species, however, easily mistaken for the toxic
Yellow Stainer

When picking any fungus for consumption, caution should be exercised at all times.