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Macrolepiota
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Macrolepiota

Macrolepiota is a genus of white spored, gilled mushrooms of the family Agaricaceae. The best-known member is the parasol mushroom (M. procera). The widespread genus contains about 40 species.

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18 branches of this group, most-observed first

Parasol

speciesMacrolepiota procera

Graceful Parasol

speciesMacrolepiota clelandii

Myla's Parasol

speciesMacrolepiota macilenta

Macrolepiota rhodosperma

speciesMacrolepiota rhodosperma

Macrolepiota dolichaula

speciesMacrolepiota dolichaula

Macrolepiota capelariae

speciesMacrolepiota capelariae

Macrolepiota bonaerensis

speciesMacrolepiota bonaerensis

Macrolepiota colombiana

speciesMacrolepiota colombiana

Macrolepiota pallida

speciesMacrolepiota pallida

Macrolepiota meipengiana

speciesMacrolepiota meipengiana

Macrolepiota sp. 'procera-AZ01'

speciesMacrolepiota sp. 'procera-AZ01'

Macrolepiota umbonata

speciesMacrolepiota umbonata

Macrolepiota cyanolamellata

speciesMacrolepiota cyanolamellata

Macrolepiota megabasidiata

speciesMacrolepiota megabasidiata

Macrolepiota turbinata

speciesMacrolepiota turbinata

Macrolepiota excelsa

speciesMacrolepiota excelsa

Macrolepiota brevispora

speciesMacrolepiota brevispora

Macrolepiota sabulosa

speciesMacrolepiota sabulosa

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Macrolepiota in Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2

Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2

Jacob Christian Schaeffer; C.H. Persoon (ed.) · 1800 · p.137

Macrolepiota in Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 3–4

Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 3–4

Jacob Christian Schaeffer; C.H. Persoon (ed.) · 1800 · p.156

Macrolepiota in Histoire des Champignons de la France, Vol 2

Histoire des Champignons de la France, Vol 2

Pierre Bulliard · 1791 · p.83

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1398104.