Field mushroom  (Agaricus campestris)

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).

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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).