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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