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Macrolepiota procera.   Click a photo to enlarge it.   back to list

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  • synonyms: Coulemelle, Lépiote élevée, Parasol, Riesenschirmpilz
    Macrolepiota procera Mushroom
    Ref No: 7829
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    Macrolepiota procera field Mushroom
    Ref No: 7830
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    Macrolepiota procera GK Mushroom
    Ref No: 7831
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    Lepiota procera2 Mushroom
    Ref No: 9407
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    Lepiota procera3 Mushroom
    Ref No: 9409
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    Lepiota procera4 Mushroom
    Ref No: 9410
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    location: North America, Europe
    edibility: Choice
    fungus colour: White to cream, Grey to beige
    normal size: over 15cm
    cap type: Convex to shield shaped
    stem type: Ring on stem
    spore colour: White, cream or yellowish
    habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground, Found in fields, lawns or on roadsides

    Macrolepiota procera (Scop. ex Fr.) Sing. syn. Lepiota procera (Scop. ex Fr.) S.F. Gray syn. Leucocoprinus procerus (Scop. ex Fr.) Pat. Lépiote élevée, Coulemelle, Riesenschirmpilz, Parasol. Cap 10–25cm across, button spherical or egg-shaped expanding flattened with a prominent umbo, pale buff or grey-brown covered in darker shaggy scales. Stem 150–300 x 8–15mm, 40mm at the bulb, white, with a grey-brown felty covering which becomes split into snake-like markings as the stem expands; ring large, double, white on upper surface, brown below, movable on the stem. Flesh thin, soft, white. Taste sweet, smell slight, indistinctive. Gills free, white. Spore print white. Spores ovate with a germ-pore, dextrinoid, 15–20 x 10–13um. Habitat in open woods and pastures. Season summer and autumn. Uncommon. Edible – excellent. Distribution, America and Europe. Note the American form of this fungus is rather more delicate in form than the more robust European variety. The third photograph was taken by Geoffrey Kibby.

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    Mark Plevin (United Kingdom) - 24 October 2024

    Near to Cheddar in Somerset, August 2024
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    Libbee Hasting (United States) - 17 June 2024

    This is the second year for this "fairy ring" to appear in our yard. This year the circle is twice as large as last. I believe these to be Macrolepiota Procera. Some are more than 12" tall and 9" across. Help me identify these wonders! Thanks!
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    Slobodan Nikolic (Yugoslavia) - 19 November 2024

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    Ed Rose (United States) - 29 September 2024

    Found this in my yard last year. Believe it is Macrolepiota procera.
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    Edmond Bush (United States) - 23 September 2024

    As best as I can discern, these photos are the various development stages of Macrolepiota procera.
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    Edmond Bush (United States) - 23 September 2024

    As best as I can discern, these photos are the various development stages of Macrolepiota procera.
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    Vina Simona (Romania) - 13 July 2024

    Lepiota procera4
    Lorand Bartho (Hungary) - 06 May 2024

    Hungarian name, Nagy özlábgomba
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