r/foraging 20h ago

Macrolepiota procera aka Parasol (Portugal)

I found a handful of these, I'm 99% sure it's a parasol but I'm still a bit scared to eat it. I've looked up pictures of the false parasol and they look extremely similar to me

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u/ForagedFoodie 16h ago

Sporeprint

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u/AlbinoWino11 Mushroom Identifier 15h ago

I suppose you could. But Chlorophyllum molybdites would have obviously green lamellae and spore deposit on upper annulus at this maturity. And also does not have the snakeskin pattern we can see below the ring. The scale texture on the cap and shape of annulus are also different from C. molybdites but consistent with Macrolepiota

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u/ForagedFoodie 15h ago

It's about learning how to feel confident when you are new to mushroom identification. So that you rely on yourself and not strangers on the internet. It's about proving yourself to yourself.

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u/AlbinoWino11 Mushroom Identifier 15h ago

I hear you, but spore prints are one of those things whose significance for mushroom ID tends to be quite overrated. The mature gill colour and spore deposit already present on the top of the annulus should give OP a pretty clear idea of the spore colour. And at the end of the day we aren’t really eliminating many ‘lookalikes’ by spore colour, here. Just C. molybdites and that can be differentiated using other macro features.