"Most mushroom are soft, delicate and sensitive to drying and they don’t care for exposed habitats. They prefer the deep, dark recesses of the forest where there is lots of organic debris that they can use for food and it stays damp for long periods under the canopy. Fungi like it moist.

Wide open grassy places exposed to the sun all day, therefore, are not amongst the favourite spots for fungi to set up shop. There are of course exceptions to every generalization and a handful of fungi have adapted to open spaces. During or after prolonged wet periods, mushrooms will pop up in abundance over lawns and other grassy spots.

Over the years, old clippings and dead roots build up a thatch under grass. This decaying organic matter mixed with soil provides an ideal substrate for a host of microorganisms including fungi. Not only does it supply the food source for energy but thatch tends to hold the moisture for longer which is ideal for the fungus growth. Many fungi can also grow on dead wood. This source becomes available when trees die and the stumps and buried roots under the lawn supply abundant food for a long time for wood decay fungi such as Mica Cap."

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