Salty mushroom
Agaricus bernardii
An informal survey of the plant and animal life living in or visiting the grounds of Pointfield, Kelso since 2015
Fungi
Large fungus up to 10 cm diameter. Cap brown, deeply cracked and scaly away from centre. Gills free, with pinkish tinge when fresh, turning darker brown with age. Stalk solid, thick, smooth with poorly developed ring. Spore print dark brown. Spores 7.4-8.2 x 4.8-5.5 um (mean = 7.7 x 5.0 um, N = 16); oval with asymmetric apiculus and no germ pore.
In gravel verge of Hermitage Lane.