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Macrolepiota procera.
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| synonyms: Coulemelle, Lépiote élevée, Parasol, Riesenschirmpilz |
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| location: North America, Europe | | edibility: Choice | | fungus colour: White to cream | | normal size: 5-15cm | | cap type: Distinctly scaly | | stem type: Ring on stem, Stem much longer than cap diameter | | flesh: Flesh discolours when cut, bruised or damaged | | spore colour: White, cream or yellowish | | habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground, Found in fields, lawns or on roadsides
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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´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´10–13m. Habitat in open woods and pastures. Season summer and autumn. Uncommon. Edible – excellent. Distribution, America and Europe.
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Lyubomir Radoev (Bulgaria) - 11 December 2011

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Lyubomir Radoev (Bulgaria) - 11 December 2011

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ronnie plews (France) - 25 November 2011

Found 13th Nov at an altitude of 1309metres in the Cantal,France
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Marjan Kustera (Yugoslavia) - 24 July 2011

Find and photo taken by Marjan Kustera -KUKI,Niš,SERBIA
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Greg Clarke (Bulgaria) - 12 January 2011

Bulgaria Stara Planina November
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Greg Clarke (Bulgaria) - 12 January 2011

Bulgaria August 2009
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Panayiota Alonnisos (Greece) - 12 November 2010

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Panayiota Alonnisos (Greece) - 12 November 2010

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Perma Ship (Bulgaria) - 21 October 2010

Bulgaria ,Stara Planina Oct 21st 2010
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Lorand Bartho (Hungary) - 19 May 2009

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Ashley Watson (United Kingdom) - 13 April 2009

From late last summer.
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Lorand Bartho (Hungary) - 24 October 2008

M. procera (top) and M. mastoidea (bottom)
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Lorand Bartho (Hungary) - 24 October 2008

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Lorand Bartho (Hungary) - 24 October 2008

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Cat Stripes (France) - 13 October 2008

Parasol mushrooms picked 10/10/08 Cerisy la Foret, France.
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