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Macrolepiota excoriata

(Schaeff. ex Fr.) Wasser

Frilly Parasol

Agaricaceae Edible: Mushroom, Fungus 977 iNaturalist observations

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Macrolepiota excoriata is a mushroom in the family Agaricaceae.

Description

A temperate mushroom in the family Agaricaceae, also known as the Frilly Parasol.

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Edible Uses

The mushroom fruiting body is eaten.

Distribution

It is a temperate plant.

Where It Grows

Armenia, Asia, Caucasus, Europe, Italy, Kyrgyzstan, Mediterranean, Sicily,

Notes

These are also put in the family Lepiotaceae.

Synonyms

Lepiota excoriata (Schaeff.: Fr.) kummerLeucocoprinus excoriatus (Schaeff.:Fr.) Sing.

References (5)

  • Boa, E. R., Wild edible fungi and their importance to people. FAO Non Wood Forest Products Booklet 17
  • Kaufmann, B. et al, 1999, The Great Encyclopedia of Mushrooms. Konemann. p 171
  • Lentini, F. and Venza, F., 2007, Wild food plants of popular use in Sicily. J Ethnobiol Ethnomedicine. 3: 15
  • Pace, G., 1998, Mushrooms of the world. Firefly books. p 37 (As Lepiota excoriata)
  • www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au

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