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Fairy Ring Champignon
Marasmius oreades
A small grassland mushroom that can form rings or arcs. Many unrelated mushrooms also form fairy rings.
Edible with caution. Small pale grassland mushrooms include seriously poisonous species. A fairy ring is not proof of identity.
Read the full foraging safety guidance.
Season
May to November
Where it grows
- Grassland
- Lawns
Identification
Also caution
Conifer Parasol
Chlorophyllum olivieri
A shaggy parasol-like mushroom in coniferous woodland. Several similar species require careful separation.
Wood Blewit
Lepista nuda
A late-season woodland mushroom with a striking lilac flush and a perfumed smell.
Field Blewit
Lepista saeva
A pasture mushroom with a dull buff cap and an unmistakable violet-blue stem.