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White Parasol 

White Parasol mushroom

Scientific Clasification

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Fungi
Agaricomycetes
Agaricaceae
Macrolepiota 
zeyheri
Agaricales
Description

The White Parasol mushroom is easy to identify. It is 'off-white; in colour and has a flat cap. The cap size can vary from 4 to 10 centimeters across and often has loose scales on the cap surface that are tan in colour and are easily detached. The hymenium is free. The stipe is hollow and it's length can vary from 3 to 8 centimeters and 1 to 2 centimeters in diameter. 

The White Parasol mushroom appears after a good rain on grassy pastures.
mushroom diagram
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Gills on Hymenium
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Stipe has a ring
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Edibility: Choice
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Cap is convex or flat
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Spore print is white with a pinkish tint
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Hymenium is free
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Ecology is saprotrophic
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