Welcome to Mushroom World
Step into the fascinating world of mushrooms with Mushroom World - your go-to resource for fungi information. Our site is a comprehensive resource offering information and stunning images of mushrooms mainly found in Europe and North America.
Since there are thousands of known species of mushrooms, we have tried to limit those we list to the most common ones. New species are also continuously added to the site.
So come on in and explore the wonders of mushrooms with us. We hope you find our site informative, inspiring, and a valuable resource on your journey of mushroom discovery.
Below is an overview of the main features and functionalities of our site.
Browse the database
You can browse the database from the alphabetical list or search the database based on mushroom names or properties.
Help identify a mushroom
If you know the characteristics of a mushroom but need help identifying it, try using our mushroom identification helper. It is a tool designed to assist you in identifying mushrooms that you may come across.
If this site cannot help you, we recommend mushroomobserver.org, a community site for mushroom identification. There are also many Facebook groups for mushroom identification, like the public Mushroom Identification group.
Identification Quiz
We have also created a quiz where you can test your fungi identification knowledge. You can repeat the quiz as many times as you want, each time with new questions.
Upload mushroom pictures
If you have pictures of mushrooms you would like to have included on our site, please use the upload form to upload these files and we will see if we can include them.
Today's Mushroom
Today's mushroom is Chlorophyllum rhacodes (Shaggy Parasol). It grows in North America, Europe.
Dimensions: Cap 5-15 cm diameter; stem 10-15 cm tall * 1-1.5 cm diameter
Description: Chlorophyllum rachodes, also known as Shaggy Parasol Lepiota, is smaller than the Parasol Mushroom, Macrolepiota procera, and its stem lack the snakeskin-like patterning associated with the Parasol. It has a pale grey-brown cap and whitish gem with a ring and bulbous base. It grows solitary or scattered in woods generally, often with conifers.
Cap Initially bun-shaped, then expands and becomes convex. Only rarely do Shaggy Parasols open out completely flat. The colour is pallid buff or grey-brown, decorated with darkish brown fibrous shaggy scales. When its flesh is cut, it turns reddish in colour. Gills white, bruising reddish, free (remote), crowded. Stem whitish, tinged pinkish brown, tapering slightly upwards, base slightly bulbous. The ring is coloured as stem, spreading, double, felty, superior, and movable. Spore print white or pale cream.
Microscopic Features: The spores are broadly ellipsoidal to globose or pyriform (pear-shaped) and have a smooth surface. They measure 8.8-12.7 x 5.4-7.9 µm and feature a germ pore. The spores are hyaline (colourless) and exhibit dextrinoid properties.
Similar species include Chlorophyllum molybdites which has a greenish spore print and Macrolepiota procera which is larger.
Chlorophyllum rhacodes on the Firs Nature Web site.
Chlorophyllum rhacodes on the MushroomExpert.Com Web site.
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If you are interested in this mushroom, look it up in our database. You can find more detailed pictures there.
Many mushrooms are poisonous, and some can be lethally toxic. Distinguishing between edible and poisonous mushrooms can be very challenging. Therefore, we strongly advise against consuming wild mushrooms. This website does not contain any information about the edibility or toxicity of mushrooms.
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