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.