Deeproot Plant Base Online - Macrolepiota rhacodes

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botanical name:
Macrolepiota rhacodes

common name: Shaggy Parasol
synonyms: Lepiota rhacodes, Chlorophyllum rhacodes
family: Lepiotaceae

characteristics: fungus
height: 0.20m width: 0.20m
growth rate:
growth habit:
leaf colour:
flower colour:
fruit colour: buff
stem/bark colour: buff
main period of interest: Autumn

poisonous or irritant

edible

growing conditions: full sun, part shade, shade, moist soil
prefered soil pH: any
minimum temperature: -29°C
USDA zone: 5 to 9

description:
Large fungus with a distinctive scaly brownish cap. Creamy white gills and a pinkish brown tinged, whitish stem which is bulbous at the base, The flesh is white, but becomes orangy or pinkish when cut. Spores are white.

cultivation:
Grows in humus rich soil and leaf-mould, feeding on the decaying organic matter.

usage:
Edible when cooked, but can cause a serious allergic reaction in some people.