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Spotting

Description:

Large white mushroom

Habitat:

An abandoned lot in an urban area

1 Species ID Suggestions

KarenSaxton
KarenSaxton 12 years ago
green spore "lepiota"
Chlorophyllum molybdites Green-Spored Lepiota | MDC


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3 Comments

KarenSaxton
KarenSaxton 12 years ago

if it has the brownish spores, yes

WaltherGrube
WaltherGrube 12 years ago

Poisonous!!!

KarenSaxton
KarenSaxton 12 years ago

Best guess, anyway... do a spore print(take the cap and lay it on the white paper with a bowl over it, spore side down, overnight). Greenish brown spores, it is the green spore lep. White spore print it is the parasol mushroom or shaggy parasol.. probably edible

hormic
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hormic

Richmond, Virginia, USA

Spotted on Jul 13, 2011
Submitted on Jul 27, 2011

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