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The poplar mushroom

Agrocybe aegerita

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Field Notes

Description:

Cream collour mushroom with a smooth velvet "skin"

Habitat:

Spotted in river Homem félinhos beach

Notes:

Edible and can be "produced" indoor

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
AntónioGinjaGinja
Thanks Lipase,for the tip,i will follow it and compared the photos and the info
Lipase
Maybe this one is the Poplar Mushroom: Agrocybe aegerita http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agrocybe_aegerita I was searching the other day for cultivated edible mushrooms and this one came up

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PublishedOctober 11, 2013

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