16 October 2007 Burnham Beeches, Buckinghamshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Synonymns Macrolepiota rhacodes Common Name Shaggy parasol mushroom Cap Initially spherical to ovoid, pale to dark brown, smooth, soon expanding to become broadly convex or flat with a small central bump, surface cracking to form coarse scales exposing a pale brown background, to about 15 cm across Gills Free, crowded, white to pale brown Stem Cylindrical with a bulbous base, fibrous to smooth, whitish, ring apical and fleshy Flesh White, turning orange, red or reddish brown on cutting Smell Pleasant Taste Pleasant Season Autumn Distribution Common Habitat On soil in woods, hedgerows, scrub etc Spore Print White Microscopic Features Spores ellipsoidal to almond-shaped, smooth, dextrinoid (10-12) x (7-8.5) µm2 Edibility Considered by many to be a good edible mushroom it should be avoided as it can causes a serious allergic reaction in some people 
16 October 2007 Burnham Beeches, Buckinghamshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
October 2004 Berkshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |