Field mushroom
Agaricus campestris
mushroom
⚠️ Toxic look-alike
Never eat this mushroom unless you are certain it is not its toxic look-alike.
The deadly white amanitas (white death cap, destroying angel, fool's mushroom) look like it when young. They have gills that stay white, a ring and a sac-like volva at the base of the stem: a single one can kill. The field mushroom has pink then brown gills, never white. The yellow stainer, which turns yellow when touched and smells of ink, also makes people ill.
If in the slightest doubt, leave it. If you feel unwell after eating it, even several hours later, call Poison Control (1-800-222-1222) or 911.
A meadow mushroom with pink then chocolate gills, tasting of hazelnut, pan-fried or in an omelet.
- Origin
- Grazed meadows of Europe, Asia and North America
- Season (United States)
- July to October · grows in your region
- Preparation
- Always cooked, picked away from roads and treated crops. If you pick it yourself, have the mushroom checked by a pharmacist or a mycological society before eating it.
- Molecules
- Mushroom beta-glucansIn small amounts, not counted Ergothioneine
- Did you know?
- It is the wild cousin of the button mushroom; it likes meadows where horses graze.