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Agaricus deserticola
This is a big agaric species, black grills and smooth and black spores. Woddy stem and, in my experience can grow up to 20 cm.
Sandy soils in arid and semiarid zones
Can be mistaken with Montagnea arenaria, but A. deserticola develops a ring / volva and it's quite bigger.
Spotted on Jan 13, 2009
Submitted on Apr 28, 2012
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Very special. I really want to find some desert fungi. (grills :-)