Possible Lepiota? Confirmation or Id help please.

[Toad]

Hello

I found these at Kew Gardens last month. Are they one of the parasols? Also I'm a bit confused I'm looking at 2 reference books and one calls them Lepiota and the other one Macrolepiota which one is the correct name?

Thanks Toad

[NickCantle]

There's loads to tell on the genus Toad, but a) I don't have time to tell all because I'd be here until 3am and b) I don't know it all

I know that Macrolepiota is now Chlorophyllum. What was formerly a variation of M. rhacodes (M. rhacodes var. bohemica) is now Chlorophyllum brunneum.

I think your specimen is too heavily scaled to be simply Chlorophyllum rhacodes, so I'm going to opt for Chlorophyllum brunneum.



Nick

[Toad]

Thanks Nick I think I'm going to have to make puppy dog eyes at he who must be obeyed for some up to date books for christmas at the moment I'm using an old edition of Roger Phillips and a this years Collins.