This plant is located in forests or natural areas as well as landscape areas. They can be seen forming small or large groups or fairy rings in lawns or other grassy areas, but do not be taken in by their fairy appearance as these plants can be very harmful. Fruiting bodies may attain 12 in. in diameter and 6 in. in height. They are frequently mistaken in its immature stage for the meadow mushroom, which grows in a similar habitat. It is the only large mushroom with a green spore print. The cap is initially smooth and dry, breaking up into light brown patches or scales on a white background. The gills are white at first, becoming greenish-gray and not attached to the stalk but close. The stalk is smooth, white or a whitish-brown. The annulus is large, persistent, becoming double-edged, white on the top and brown beneath, moveable, but located near the top of the stalk. Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Poisonous
Curated pairwise relationships between this plant and others in the library — who feeds
whom, who competes, who confuses the pests. Green reads as a good pairing, red as one to avoid.
No curated interactions recorded for this species yet.
Also noted by NC State
Related species the NC State Plant Toolbox flags for this plant — look-alikes to tell
apart, and plants that play a similar role in a planting. Ones we carry in the library are linked.
Poisonous if ingested. Symptoms usually occur 30 minutes to 2 hours after eating and include vomiting, nausea, diarrhea, stomach cramps, weakness and sweating.