False Parasol Mushroom

Description:

Cream-colored mushroom. Cap conical, smooth with fractures and several brown scales. Cap diameter ~ 115 mm. Stem equal, white, smooth, 8-10 mm in diameter; length (height) ~ 80 mm. Gills cream to pale gray-green, close, free.

Habitat:

Suburban neighborhood on tropical upland plateau.

Notes:

Spotted growing in a lawn near a gymnasium. Measurements were not directly taken but were computed based on comparison of the mushroom with an item included in images that was subsequently measured. The item was cropped out of the images before upload.