Parasol mushroom

Macrolepiota procera

Genus Macrolepiota. Family Agaricaceae. Order Agaricales.

Parasol mushroom — Photographs 1 — Parasol mushroom.

Photo: Naturalist

Description

Macrolepiota procera, the parasol mushroom, is a basidiomycete fungus with a large, prominent fruiting body resembling a parasol.

Traits

Edibility: Edible

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Photographs

Parasol mushroom — Photographs 2 — Parasol mushroom.
Photo Вячеслава Степанова

Parasol mushroom — Photographs 3 — Parasol mushroom.
Photo Леонида Домбровского

Parasol mushroom — Photographs 4 — Parasol mushroom. Mycological illustration.
Emil Doerstling, file cropped and uploaded by Francisco Welter-Schulte / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

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Source: Wikipedia