Chlorophyllum (formerly Macrolepiota) rhacodes, the Shaggy Parasol, is a fairly common mushroom found mainly in or beside woods and hedges. It is smaller than the Parasol Mushroom, Macrolepiota procera, and its stem lacks the snakeskin-like patterning associated with the Parasol. These are edible mushrooms, but a definitive ID is need as there other similar mushrooms that are poisonous. E.g. Chlorophyllum molybdites, commonly known as the green-spored parasol.
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Impressive looking mushrooms. You definitely need to be sure you know what species it is before eating any mushroom!
ReplyDeleteI would be so afraid to go mushroom hunting to eat them….
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