Species
Parasol Mushroom
Fungi
Citation Formats
General Reference
APA Style
BibTeX
The parasol mushroom, Macrolepiota procera, is a large basidiomycete fungus whose fruiting body resembles an open parasol at maturity. Its egg-shaped young cap flattens out as it grows, reaching up to twenty five centimeters wide, and sits atop a tall stem patterned like snakeskin, with white gills beneath. Found across temperate Eurasia in pastures and woodland, it is a well regarded edible mushroom, though it must be carefully distinguished from toxic lookalikes such as Chlorophyllum molybdites.
Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.
Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.
View At A Past Year
The atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.