Field mushroom  (Agaricus campestris)

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Range

This cosmopolitan species has a wide distribution; it occurs in temperate parts of Europe, and is also known from Afghanistan, South Africa, Australia, China, northern India, Japan, southern Canada and the USA (3).

You can view distribution information for this species at the National Biodiversity Network Gateway.

Habitat

Occurs in manured pastures and meadows (3), and other grassy places (4). In Afghanistan it occurs in the desert in camel tracks after rain (3).

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