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False Parasol / Green-spored Parasol
3 species
Chlorophyllum is a genus of large, saprobic fungi that closely resemble the parasol mushrooms of Macrolepiota. Many species now in Chlorophyllum were formerly classified in Macrolepiota, Lepiota, Leucocoprinus, Agaricus or Endoptychum. The genus contains both the edible shaggy parasols (C. rhacodes, C. olivieri, C. brunneum) and the poisonous green-spored C. molybdites. They have a large stature, scaly caps and free gills.
The type species, C. molybdites, has a green spore print, which is unusual among gilled mushrooms; other species have white to cream spores, and spore colour across the genus ranges from white and green to brown. They have a smooth stipe (lacking the 'snakeskin' pattern of Macrolepiota procera), a ring that becomes movable, and a cap cuticle that breaks into coarse scales.
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