Blushing Wood Mushroom
Taken at Strathclyde Park on 9th October 2023 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode. Fact File


Taken at Peebles on 14th June 2015 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode. Fact File

Blushing Wood Mushroom.
Species:
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Family:
Local Names: 		Agaricus sylvaticus.
Agaricales.
Agaricaceae.
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Edibility:
 		Mixed woodland.
7 - 15 cms diameter.
1 - 1.2 cms diameter.
August - November in Britain and Ireland.
Generally considered a good edible species.
When picking any fungus for consumption, caution should be exercised at all times.