MUSHROOMS

Common Fieldcap

Agrocybe pediades

Mushrooms
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Common Fieldcap, photo 1 of 5
Common Fieldcap, photo 2 of 5
Common Fieldcap, photo 3 of 5

Assisted identification only. Never eat anything without an expert’s confirmation.

1–3 cmCap

Fungus with a cap of 1–3 cm. Grows in fields and in urban areas. Spore print brown. Feeds on decaying organic matter.

There are 11 observations of Common Fieldcap in Québec, mostly in Capitale-Nationale, Montérégie and Laval, and it has been reported in 5 of the 17 regions. They peak from June to August and become rare from November to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Capitale-Nationale5
  2. Montérégie3
  3. Laval1
  4. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1
  5. Montréal1

Habitat

FieldsFélix Mathieu-Bégin
Towns and gardensAlain Rouiller

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