Can anyone identify this fungus?

The photos aren't the greatest quality, but a few clutches of this fungus have appeared on our allotment. I'm a pretty diligent spotter of the plain old field mushroom; pink gills, peels, smells like a mushroom and has no real ring round the stem. These aren't field mushrooms; their gills are pure white. So, characteristics (differences from field mushroom as I know it in bold): - Smells of ordinary field mushroom.
- White gills.
- About 5-10 cm across.
- The cap can be peeled easily.
- Very noticeable ring round the stem.
- I didn't see a basal bulb.
- Growing on freshly cultivated heavy clay soil - nearest trees are elm saplings 10-15 metres away.
I've been looking around online and I think it's probably some sort of edible Agricarus, but I'm not going to take the risk.
1 Comments:
Do not eat that fungus. Agaricus species always have dark, almost black spores. A white fungus with white gills and a ring is a very good thing to avoid. If you need more convincing, read the scary story at this site:
http://hosts.cce.cornell.edu/mushroom_blog/?p=68
I don't think your fungus is a destroying angel. It might be a Leucoagaricus--I wouldn't eat it either.
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