Parasol Mushroom
Parasol Mushroom - Macrolepiota procera
The cap in intially almost spherical, but expands into a flat cap with a small central bump, or umbo. It can be very large. The cap is pale buff with numerous darker coarse scales. It has a long stipe with a zig-zag snakeskin pattern and a bulbous base. There is a large soft ring which may be moved up and down the stem. The flesh does not turn red when cut. The spore print is white or pale cream.
Other Parasols - the Shaggy Parasol Chlorophyllum rhacodes does not have a snakeskin-patterned stipe.
Photos taken from side and top down
Grows on the ground in woods and fields.
Late summer and autumn
Fairly common in Britain
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