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Chlorophyllum brunneum

Chlorophyllum brunneum

Description:

Solid thick pileus, flat, rounded at marhin, pointy dark scales about 120mm diameter, thick straight stipe with frill and bulbous at base (within woodchip mulch) gills notched crowded white; up to 160mm tall

Habitat:

Suburban woodchip mulch.

Notes:

C. rhacodes (a very close relative) is known as Shaggy parasol elsewhere in the world but in Australia and California the most common version is C. brunneum

No species ID suggestions

6 Comments

KumarAnand
KumarAnand 11 months ago

nice click

Argy Bee
Argy Bee 11 months ago

Thanks Emma & Mayra. @martinl I've since found other instances of this one in Australia but the spotters couldn't confirm ID either. Here's a good example... http://www.thegourmetforager.com/2010/11...

MayraSpringmann
MayraSpringmann 11 months ago

Wow!!!! Great spot, Argy!

Argy Bee
Argy Bee 11 months ago

Hi martin. You might be right thanks. I thought lepiotas but I thought they were taller thinner... thanks for showing some fat short ones.

martinl
martinl 11 months ago

I suspect your spotting may be a Lepiota species because the top is very scaley.
http://www.biology.ed.ac.uk/archive/jdea...
http://www.mushroomhobby.com/Gallery/Lep...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lepiota

Hemma
Hemma 11 months ago

nice.

Victoria, Australia

Lat: -37.90, Long: 145.31

Spotted on Jun 17, 2012
Submitted on Jun 17, 2012

Spotted for missions

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