Field Mushroom in Kabardino-Balkaria: the week ahead

Agaricus campestris

The map below is built from the measurement network. A 2.5 km grid with a per-species layer is computed for one region so far.

Today

Field Mushroom
Starting

confidence 50%

Flush phase

  1. Quiet
  2. Starting
  3. Building
  4. Peak
  5. Fading

Updated 17 September 2026, 11:22 BST

7 days

Index, day by day

Week's best 54on Wednesdayaverage 47by the weekend rising

Conditions are best on Wednesday.

  1. Today3617 Sept
  2. Fri4018 Sept
  3. Sat4619 Sept
  4. Sun4920 Sept
  5. Mon5121 Sept
  6. Tue5322 Sept
  7. Wed5423 Sept

Map

Where to look: field mushroom

A field over the measurement network. The colour here is for the leading species at each point, not for this one; a per-species layer is computed for one region so far.

About the species. A good edible species, but Agaricus identification deserves care. Young Field Mushrooms have pink gills that darken to chocolate brown with age. Deadly Amanitas keep white gills and may have a cup or swollen structure at the base of the stem. Yellow Stainer can also look similar and may turn bright yellow when bruised, often with a chemical or inky smell. Never rely on gill colour alone, and do not eat a specimen unless the whole mushroom has been checked.

Field Mushroom in Kabardino-Balkaria: where to look

Field Mushroom — botanical illustration

Field Mushroom: the species in brief

How to tell it

A white to cream cap with pink gills when young, darkening with age. The stem has a small ring, which may become faint or disappear on older specimens.

Where it grows

On meadows, pasture, lawns, downland and field margins, especially on nutrient-rich grassland.

In the kitchen

Cook as you would a cultivated button mushroom: quickly fried, grilled or added to sauces. Wild specimens should be cooked rather than eaten raw.

Nutrition

Low in calories and relatively high in protein for a fresh mushroom.

This is a note about the species, not about what is in your basket. Full card with lookalikes →

What else is out here now

The other species in this region, by today's index.

Field Mushroom in neighbouring regions

A regional boundary means nothing to a mushroom, and the next region is sometimes closer than the far side of your own. The index is for today.