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Genus: Chlorophyllum
Spotted in a garden on a visit to Cape Town.
Spotted on Mar 24, 2013
Submitted on Apr 6, 2013
8 Comments
Yes, however this does not look close to C. molybdites in my opinion. I have noticed significant variation in the morphology of 'Shaggy Parasols' in my area based on substrate. This could be why it looks off to you or else it could be a similar species specific to Southern Africa.
UNless it is more aligned with Chlorophyllum molybdites, in which case you'd expect a greenish-brown spore.
Spore print will be white.
Nice collection Johan. Congrats on being a featured member! Sometimes I place the cap of the mushroom or portion of between the pages of a field book. Then a few hours later I note the color and tadah, instant spore print. :-)
I'm an amateur with fungi. Do not even know what a spore print is. This was taken at a short visit to my sister-in-law, so I wouldn't have been able to do it. Sound like it can take a bit of time.
It looks so different from the ones I have here. Ours are thick and fleshy. I don't suppose you did a spore print?
Thanks Gully
One of the Shaggy Parasols of the Chlorophyllum genus.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaggy_para...