Mushroom Type Edible Common Name 2 Fairy ring mushrooms Common Name 3 Elf rings Common Name 4 Scotch bonnets Latin Name Marasimus oreades Maximum height (CM) 8 Maximum width (CM) 5 Smell A little like sawdust. Gills White turning pale tan/cream. Not crowded. The gills do not touch the stem but finish inside the middle of the cap. Spore Print White. Ellipsoid. Stem Off-white to pale tan. Thin, fibrous and tough. Cap Convex/conical opening flat with a wide umbo. Pale tan coloured usually with a darker umbo. Flesh Off white. Habitat Usually in rings or semi rings of varying diametres, depending on the age of the parent fungi under ground. Found in short grass on lawns, roadside verges, parks and pasture. Taste Good, mushroomy. Possible Confusion Clitocybe Rivulosa which grows in similar habitats and in similar rings towards the middle and end of the Fairy Ring season. The main difference between the two is