Synonyms: Agaricus arenicola, Agaricus pediades, Agaricus pumilus, Agaricus semiorbicularis, Agaricus temulentus, Agrocybe arenaria, Agrocybe arenicola, Agrocybe orbicularis, Agrocybe semiorbicularis, Agrocybe subpediades, Agrocybe temulenta, Derminus semiorbicularis, Hylophila semiorbicularis, Hylophila temulenta, Naucoria arenaria, Naucoria arenicola, Naucoria pediades, Naucoria semiorbicularis, Naucoria subpediades, Naucoria temulenta, Nolanea pediades, Pseudodeconica semiorbicularis, Simocybe pediades, Simocybe semiorbicularis.
Common names: common fieldcap, Hemispheric Agrocybe.
Extract from Wikipedia article: Agrocybe pediades is a typically lawn and other types of grassland mushroom, but can also grow on mulch containing horse manure. It was first described as Agaricus pediades by Swedish mycologist Elias Magnus Fries in 1821, and moved to its current genus Agrocybe by Victor Fayod in 1889. A synonym for this mushroom is Agrocybe semiorbicularis.
Estonian: Poolkerajas põldseen, Finnish: Keltapiennarsieni, German: Raustieliger Ackerling, Hungarian: Sárga rétgomba, Lithuanian: Pusgaubtė dirvabudė, Polish: Polówka półkulista, Swedish: Gul åkerskivling.
Agrocybe pediades is a species of mushroom that grows in fields, meadows, and along roadsides. In East and Central Texas, it typically fruits from March to October, with a peak in May and June. The cap is 2-6 cm in diameter, bell-shaped to convex, and brown to tan in color. The gills are crowded, free from the stem, and light brown to pinkish-brown. The stem is 3-8 cm tall, 0.5-1.5 cm thick, and has a ring or annulus that is often faint or absent. It grows singly or in small groups in rich soil, often in areas with grasses or other herbaceous vegetation.
Common fieldcap mushroom (Agrocybe pediades) on Aggie Polo Fields near Bonfire Memorial. College Station, Texas, February 17, 2018
History Walk / Spirit Ring, College Station, TX 77840, USA
Common fieldcap mushroom (Agrocybe pediades) in grass on Aggie Polo Fields near Bonfire Memorial. College Station, Texas, February 17, 2018History Walk / Spirit Ring, College Station, TX 77840, USA
Common fieldcap mushroom (Agrocybe pediades) on a lawn at Texas Avenue. College Station, Texas, February 17, 2018Texas Avenue, University Apartments - The Gardens, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, 77840, United States
Fairy ring of fieldcap mushrooms (Agrocybe pediades) on a mulched lawn in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, March 19, 2018Iron Bridge Trail, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Common fieldcap mushrooms (Agrocybe pediades) on a mulched lawn in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, March 19, 2018Iron Bridge Trail, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Trichoderma mold growing on common fieldcap mushrooms (Agrocybe pediades) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 21, 2018Iron Bridge Trail, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Common fieldcap mushrooms (Agrocybe pediades) on a mulched lawn in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 21, 2018Iron Bridge Trail, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Common fieldcap mushrooms (Agrocybe pediades) on mulch in David E. Schob Nature Preserve at 906 Ashburn Street. College Station, Texas, May 22, 2018906 Ashburn Ave, College Station, TX 77840, USA
Masses of common fieldcap mushrooms (Agrocybe pediades) on mulch in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 24, 2018Iron Bridge Trail, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Fairy ring of common fieldcap mushrooms (Agrocybe pediades) on mulch in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 24, 2018Iron Bridge Trail, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Common fieldcap mushrooms (Agrocybe pediades) on mulched lawn in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 24, 2018Iron Bridge Trail, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Young common fieldcap mushrooms (Agrocybe pediades) on mulch in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 24, 2018Iron Bridge Trail, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Rings of common fieldcap mushrooms (Agrocybe pediades) on mulch in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 24, 2018Iron Bridge Trail, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Common fieldcap mushrooms (Agrocybe pediades) on mulched soil in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 11, 2018Lick Creek Park, 13600 Rock Prairie Rd, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Common fieldcap mushrooms (Agrocybe pediades) on wood chips in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 11, 2018Lick Creek Park, 13600 Rock Prairie Rd, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Common fieldcap mushroom (Agrocybe pediades) on a lawn at Texas Avenue. College Station, Texas, July 1, 2019
Common fieldcap mushrooms (Agrocybe pediades) on a lawn in Wolf Pen Creek Park. College Station, Texas, November 22, 20191015 Colgate Dr, College Station, TX 77840, USA
Common fieldcap mushrooms (Agrocybe pediades) in prairie on Wildflower Loop Trail in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, January 18, 202023668 FM 1155, Washington, TX 77880, USA
Underside of common fieldcap mushrooms (Agrocybe pediades) in prairie on Wildflower Loop Trail in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, January 18, 202023668 FM 1155, Washington, TX 77880, USA
Gills of common fieldcap mushrooms (Agrocybe pediades) in prairie on Loop Trail in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, January 18, 202023668 FM 1155, Washington, TX 77880, USA
Small fieldcap mushrooms Agrocybe pediades in a semi-open area of a formerly burnt pine forest in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, March 24, 2020Park Rd 1C, Bastrop, TX 78602, USA
Common fieldcap mushrooms (Agrocybe pediades) in Wolf Pen Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 24, 20201015 Colgate Dr, College Station, TX 77840, USA
Common fieldcap mushrooms (Agrocybe pediades) in grass on a lawn In Wolf Pen Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 4, 20201015 Colgate Dr, College Station, TX 77840, USA
Common fieldcap mushrooms (Agrocybe pediades) in a burnt pine forest in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, September 10, 2020Park Rd 1C, Bastrop, TX 78602, USA
Gills of common fieldcap mushrooms (Agrocybe pediades) in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, September 10, 2020Park Rd 1C, Bastrop, TX 78602, USA
Caps of common fieldcap mushrooms (Agrocybe pediades) in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, September 10, 2020Park Rd 1C, Bastrop, TX 78602, USA
Common fieldcap mushrooms (Agrocybe pediades) on a lawn in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 17, 2021Angelina Circle, Bee Creek, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, 77840, United States
Underside of a common fieldcap mushroom (Agrocybe pediades) on a lawn in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 17, 2021Angelina Circle, Bee Creek, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, 77840, United States
Small Agrocybe pediades(?) mushroom on a sandy path on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, May 14, 2022Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, 77873, United States
Underside of a small Agrocybe pediades(?) mushroom on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, May 14, 2022Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, 77873, United States
Spores of Agrocybe pediades(?) mushroom collected on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, May 14, 2022
Common fieldcap mushroom (Agrocybe pediades) on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 16, 2023757, Lakeview Drive, Burleson County, Texas, 77879, United States
Underside of common fieldcap mushroom (Agrocybe pediades) on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 16, 2023755, Lakeview Drive, Burleson County, Texas, 77879, United States
Side view of common fieldcap mushroom (Agrocybe pediades) on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 16, 2023757, Lakeview Drive, Burleson County, Texas, 77879, United States
Spores (in KOH, spore print dark brown) of common fieldcap mushroom (Agrocybe pediades) collected on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 16, 2023
Spore size 9.6 - 10.2 × 5.5 - 5.8 µm, length to width ratio Q = 1.7 - 1.88.
Common fieldcap mushrooms (Agrocybe pediades) in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, April 15, 2023Lost Pines Trail, Bastrop County, Texas, 78602, United States
Spores (in KOH) of fieldcap mushrooms Agrocybe pediades collected in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, April 15, 2023
Cap of common fieldcap mushroom (Agrocybe pediades)(?) on Yaupon Loop Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 19, 2024Yaupon Loop Trail, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, United States
Gills of a common fieldcap mushroom (Agrocybe pediades)(?) on Yaupon Loop Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 19, 2024Yaupon Loop Trail, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, United States
Spores (in KOH) of common fieldcap mushroom (Agrocybe pediades)(?) collected in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 19, 2024
Common fieldcap mushrooms (Agrocybe pediades) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 6, 2024Iron Bridge Trail, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, United States
Underside of common fieldcap mushrooms (Agrocybe pediades) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 6, 2024Iron Bridge Trail, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, United States
Spores (in KOH) of common fieldcap mushrooms (Agrocybe pediades) collected in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 6, 2024The fungus Agrocybe pediades, also known as the common fieldcap mushroom, was observed in East and Central Texas from 2018 to 2024. The majority of sightings were in College Station, particularly in Lick Creek Park, with additional observations in Bastrop State Park, Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site, and other locations. The mushrooms were typically found on lawns, mulched areas, and trails, often in groups or fairy rings. Observations were made during various months, with a peak in spring and fall. The mushrooms' characteristics, such as gills, caps, and spores, were also documented. Overall, the observations suggest that Agrocybe pediades is a common and widespread species in East and Central Texas, preferring disturbed or managed habitats.
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