Volvariella pusilla
A tiny white Volvariella with a cap 1–3 cm across, pink gills when mature and a small white volva. It grows on bare or grassy ground in forests, parks, gardens and roadsides, and is recorded across Europe and more sparsely on other continents.
Where it grows wild
It grows on the ground, often in grass, in forests, parks, botanical gardens, allotments, roadsides and near houses, which suggests it favours disturbed, nutrient-rich soil.
121 records with elevations lie at 1–2231 m, median 404 m.
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