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Shaggy Parasol?

Macrolepiota procera?

Description:

It's one of two species I think, both of which are edible. In America there's another similar one which is poisonous (green-spored lepiota). I fried these up in butter and they were AWESOME. I ate half a smallish cap well cooked in butter to see whether I have allergic reaction (some people are allergic to Shaggy Parasols) these were in the fridge over night and I ate the rest the next day probably. I also ate this spotting in the same way: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/214... There are lots more similar species M. procera can be confused with, a look in a field guide shows similar species from various genera Chlorophyllum, Leucoagaricus

Notes:

bb30a - location could be quite wrong; difficult to locate on the map

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Lipase
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Lipase

High Peak, England, United Kingdom

Spotted on Oct 20, 2012
Submitted on Apr 13, 2013

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