Chlorophyllum brunneum
Cap 10 to 20 cm wide, convex becoming flat in age, and with a distinctive veil produced by the brown scales. Stalk (stipe) about same length as cap diameter and ending abruptly in a bulb. It has a ring with a single edge.
other Parasol mushrooms (Macrolepiota and Chlorophyllum), especially Shaggy Parasol.
ID is difficult from photos, and we recommend that your record is verified by an expert from a specimen before submitting to NatureSpot. Also photograph from top down, in side view and underneath to show gills and full length of stipe, including bulbous base; note habitat
Shady places such as woods and hedgerows.
Autumn
Scarcer than Shaggy Parasol
Occasional in Leicestershire and Rutland.
Graham Calow
Western Park, Leicester
14 June 2014
conf. R Iliffe
Jane Hollingworth
St Bart's church yard
03 November 2024
Graham Calow
Sharnford
28 October 2014
det. R Iliffe
David Nicholls
Gilroes Cemetery
10 October 2012
det. R Iliffe
Graham Calow
Broughton Astley
06 October 2016
conf. R Iliffe
Jane Hollingworth
St. Bart's church yard
08 October 2023
Graham Calow
Sharnford
28 October 2014
det. R Iliffe
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Species profile
- Common names
- Brown Parasol
- Species group:
- fungus
- Kingdom:
- Fungi
- Order:
- Agaricales
- Family:
- Agaricaceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 13
- First record:
- 16/10/2004 (Nicholls, David)
- Last record:
- 03/11/2024 (Hollingworth, Jane)
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Graham Calow
Western Park, Leicester
14 June 2014
conf. R Iliffe
Graham Calow
Western Park, Leicester
14 June 2014
conf. R Iliffe
Graham Calow
Broughton Astley
06 October 2016
conf. R Iliffe
