Shaggy Parasols at Emsworthy Mire

There are Parasol mushrooms in the fields at Emsworthy Mire. They are huge, but not as huge as the dinner-plate sized Macrolepiota procera, the Parasol mushroom. They also have fuzzy caps.

Shaggy Parasol - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

I suspect they might be Shaggy Parasols, Chlorophyllum rhacodes.

This photo shows how they get the darker patches on their caps as the cap expands quickly:

Shaggy Parasol - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

They look so much like huge nipples to me.

  • Shaggy Parasol - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)
  • Shaggy Parasol - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)
  • Shaggy Parasol - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

I love the droplets glinting on their caps in this low sunshine.

Shaggy Parasol - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

I take two healthy specimens home

Shaggy Parasol - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

They cause gastric upsets in 1 in 25 people.

Shaggy Parasol - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

I hope I’ll still be a healthy specimen after this.

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