{"id":32152,"date":"2021-12-14T14:24:08","date_gmt":"2021-12-14T14:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/?p=32152"},"modified":"2023-06-27T14:09:30","modified_gmt":"2023-06-27T13:09:30","slug":"parasol-mushroom-macrolepiota-procera-identification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/2021\/12\/14\/parasol-mushroom-macrolepiota-procera-identification\/","title":{"rendered":"Parasol Mushroom (Macrolepiota Procera) Identification"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Parasol Mushroom \/ Summer \/ Autumn \/ Edible<\/h2>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-32152 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/2021\/12\/14\/parasol-mushroom-macrolepiota-procera-identification\/nice-shot-of-a-parasol-mushroom-taken-at-night\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"222\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nice-shot-of-a-parasol-mushroom-taken-at-night-222x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nice-shot-of-a-parasol-mushroom-taken-at-night-222x300.jpg 222w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nice-shot-of-a-parasol-mushroom-taken-at-night-111x150.jpg 111w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nice-shot-of-a-parasol-mushroom-taken-at-night.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 222px) 100vw, 222px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32171'>\n\t\t\t\tGeorge Chernilevsky, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/2021\/12\/14\/parasol-mushroom-macrolepiota-procera-identification\/close-up-of-parasol-mushroom-cap-from-the-side\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Close-up-of-parasol-mushroom-cap-from-the-side-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Close-up-of-parasol-mushroom-cap-from-the-side-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Close-up-of-parasol-mushroom-cap-from-the-side-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Close-up-of-parasol-mushroom-cap-from-the-side.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32169'>\n\t\t\t\tLeonhard Lenz, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/2021\/12\/14\/parasol-mushroom-macrolepiota-procera-identification\/parasol-mushroom-pair-one-round-one-flat\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"241\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/parasol-mushroom-pair-one-round-one-flat-241x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/parasol-mushroom-pair-one-round-one-flat-241x300.jpg 241w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/parasol-mushroom-pair-one-round-one-flat-121x150.jpg 121w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/parasol-mushroom-pair-one-round-one-flat.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 241px) 100vw, 241px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32164'>\n\t\t\t\tChrumps, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/2021\/12\/14\/parasol-mushroom-macrolepiota-procera-identification\/parasol-mushroom-from-the-side-showing-snake-skin-pattern-and-double-ring\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Parasol-mushroom-from-the-side-showing-snake-skin-pattern-and-double-ring-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Parasol-mushroom-from-the-side-showing-snake-skin-pattern-and-double-ring-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Parasol-mushroom-from-the-side-showing-snake-skin-pattern-and-double-ring-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Parasol-mushroom-from-the-side-showing-snake-skin-pattern-and-double-ring.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32163'>\n\t\t\t\tLeonhard Lenz, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/2021\/12\/14\/parasol-mushroom-macrolepiota-procera-identification\/parsol-mushroom-underside-showing-gill-attachment\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Parsol-mushroom-underside-showing-gill-attachment-300x200.jpg\" 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width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Parasol-mushroom-close-up-of-cap-shot-from-above-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Parasol-mushroom-close-up-of-cap-shot-from-above-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Parasol-mushroom-close-up-of-cap-shot-from-above-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Parasol-mushroom-close-up-of-cap-shot-from-above.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32159'>\n\t\t\t\tThis Photo was taken by B\u00f6hringer Friedrich.Feel free to use my photos, but please mention me as the author and if you want send me a  message. or (rufre@lenz-nenning.at), CC BY-SA 3.0 AT , via Wikimedia Commons\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Lets take a look at the Parasol Mushroom, a wonderful and delightful edible mushroom to include in our everyday dishes<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Scientific Name<\/h2>\n<p>Macrolepiota Procera<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Common Names<\/h2>\n<p>Parasol Mushroom, Snakeskin Parasol, Snakes Hat, Drumstick Mushroom.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Family<\/h2>\n<p>Agaricaceae<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Habitat<\/h2>\n<p>They are saprobic, most often found growing in grassy areas near trees. They also appear in meadows, sand dunes and on disturbed ground.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Description<\/h2>\n<p>An easy to identify mushroom, they can sometimes be found in large troops and can be up to 50 cm across individually.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Identifying Features:<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Cap:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tan to light brown in colour. When young they are almost round or bulbous and flatten out to become parasol shaped as they grow. At this young stage they can look similar to some species of Amanita. The caps are large, up to 50 cm across when fully grown. They develop a scaly surface, with a prominent central umbo as they mature. The flesh sometimes goes pinkish when cut.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32159\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32159\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-32159\" src=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Parasol-mushroom-close-up-of-cap-shot-from-above-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Parasol-mushroom-close-up-of-cap-shot-from-above-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Parasol-mushroom-close-up-of-cap-shot-from-above-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Parasol-mushroom-close-up-of-cap-shot-from-above.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32159\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This Photo was taken by B\u00f6hringer Friedrich.Feel free to use my photos, but please mention me as the author and if you want send me a message. or (rufre@lenz-nenning.at), CC BY-SA 3.0 AT &lt;https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\/at\/deed.en&gt;, via Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Stem:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>White to cream in colour. It\u2019s long (up to 30cm) and fibrous and quite often becomes hollow when fully grown. The stems have a \u2018snake skin\u2019 pattern of brown scales that appear in bands. They have a large, bulbous base. Towards the top of the stem there is a large, tough, double ring that you should be able to move up and down without it breaking.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32163\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32163\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-32163\" src=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Parasol-mushroom-from-the-side-showing-snake-skin-pattern-and-double-ring-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Parasol-mushroom-from-the-side-showing-snake-skin-pattern-and-double-ring-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Parasol-mushroom-from-the-side-showing-snake-skin-pattern-and-double-ring-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Parasol-mushroom-from-the-side-showing-snake-skin-pattern-and-double-ring.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32163\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leonhard Lenz, CC BY-SA 4.0 &lt;https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0&gt;, via Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Gills:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The gills are white when young, darkening slightly with age, they are crowded and are clearly free from the stem.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29468\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29468\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-29468\" src=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Free-Gills-Attachment-Mushroom.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Free-Gills-Attachment-Mushroom.png 300w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Free-Gills-Attachment-Mushroom-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Free-Gills-Attachment-Mushroom-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29468\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Free Gills<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32161\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32161\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-32161\" src=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Parsol-mushroom-underside-showing-gill-attachment-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Parsol-mushroom-underside-showing-gill-attachment-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Parsol-mushroom-underside-showing-gill-attachment-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Parsol-mushroom-underside-showing-gill-attachment.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32161\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u03a364, CC BY 3.0 &lt;https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/3.0&gt;, via Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Smell:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Mushroomy, slightly nutty.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Spores:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>White to pale cream.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Uses<\/h2>\n<h2>In food<\/h2>\n<p>They have a lovely mushroomy flavour, quite similar to shop bought Agarics and they work well in most dishes. The stems can get tough with age so are often discarded or used for soups and stocks.<\/p>\n<p>The large caps are delicious dipped in flour, egg and breadcrumbs and fried like a cutlet or schnitzel.<\/p>\n<p>The small, still round caps are nice stuffed with minced pork, fennel and herbs, then baked, a bit like a stuffed pepper.<\/p>\n<p>They can also be eaten raw, sliced thinly and seasoned with salt, pepper, lemon juice and olive oil they make an interesting vegan carpaccio alternative.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Harvesting<\/h2>\n<p>The younger caps can look very similar to young Amanitas as they both start from an egg sack. So extra care should be taken. When they are fully grown they do unfortunately tend to be quite maggoty. \u2018Drumstick\u2019 to just \u2018opened umbrella\u2019 are the best ones to collect.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32164\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32164\" style=\"width: 241px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-32164\" src=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/parasol-mushroom-pair-one-round-one-flat-241x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"241\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/parasol-mushroom-pair-one-round-one-flat-241x300.jpg 241w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/parasol-mushroom-pair-one-round-one-flat-121x150.jpg 121w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/parasol-mushroom-pair-one-round-one-flat.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 241px) 100vw, 241px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32164\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chrumps, CC BY-SA 4.0 &lt;https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0&gt;, via Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Known hazards<\/h2>\n<p>None Known.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Potential lookalikes<\/h2>\n<p>When they are fully grown there aren\u2019t too many lookalikes, few other mushrooms will get to 50 cm in size. Other Lepiota species can look similar but they will never get larger than 15cm across the cap. <a href=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/2022\/01\/12\/shaggy-parasol-chlorophyllum-rhacodes-identification\/\">The Shaggy Parasol (Lepiota Rhacodes)<\/a> also looks similar but this tends to be slightly smaller, lacks the \u2018snake skin\u2019 pattern on the stem and will stain red when cut. The Shaggy is edible for most people but has been known to cause stomach upsets in others.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Extra Notes<\/h2>\n<p>The \u2018Procera\u2019 part of their name means \u2018tall\u2019 which is very apt, the stems often reach up to 30cm in length.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Parasol Mushroom \/ Summer \/ Autumn \/ Edible Lets take a look at the Parasol Mushroom, a wonderful and delightful edible mushroom to include in our everyday dishes Scientific Name Macrolepiota Procera Common Names Parasol Mushroom, Snakeskin Parasol, Snakes Hat, Drumstick Mushroom. 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