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Macrolepiota
Macrolepiota is a genus of white spored, gilled mushrooms of the family Agaricaceae. The best-known member is the parasol mushroom (M. procera). The widespread genus contains about 40 species.
14 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Macrolepiota
sectionMacrolepiota
Macrosporae
sectionMacrosporae
White parasol
speciesMacrolepiota zeyheri
Volvatae
sectionVolvatae
Macrolepiota albuminosa
speciesMacrolepiota albuminosa
Macrolepiota fuligineosquarrosa
speciesMacrolepiota fuligineosquarrosa
Macrolepiota africana
speciesMacrolepiota africana
Macrolepiota kerandi
speciesMacrolepiota kerandi
Macrolepiota brasiliensis
speciesMacrolepiota brasiliensis
Macrolepiota stercoraria
speciesMacrolepiota stercoraria
Macrolepiota brunnescens
speciesMacrolepiota brunnescens
Macrolepiota subcitrophylla
speciesMacrolepiota subcitrophylla
Macrolepiota bharadwajii
speciesMacrolepiota bharadwajii
Macrolepiota prominens
speciesMacrolepiota prominens
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2
Jacob Christian Schaeffer; C.H. Persoon (ed.) · 1800 · p.137
Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 3–4
Jacob Christian Schaeffer; C.H. Persoon (ed.) · 1800 · p.156
Histoire des Champignons de la France, Vol 2
Pierre Bulliard · 1791 · p.83
In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 63402.