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21-08-2010, 04:09 PM
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| | | Giant Mushroom ID
Don't think I've never taken a shot of a Mushroom before but this one was around 8 inch in diameter so I couldn't resist.
I imagine it is a failry common species. Could someone tell me what it is please? It was taken in a wood near Wakefield in West Yorkshire. 
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21-08-2010, 04:16 PM
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Hi
You have here a species of Macrolepiota, It is what I would have called M.rhacodes but there are now some very similar species recognized which look very similar.
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21-08-2010, 08:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Ditiola  Hi
You have here a species of Macrolepiota, It is what I would have called M.rhacodes but there are now some very similar species recognized which look very similar.
Peter | Thanks Peter.
Must admit I was hoping that it would be called something easy like "Dustbin Lid" Mushroom but every cloud has a silver lining. I can now put the picture on my blog and appear very authoritative by quoting your description  
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21-08-2010, 09:39 PM
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I think the genus has been renamed Chlorophyllum; I know at least two species from the previously named Macrolepiota that have changed  |
22-08-2010, 06:22 AM
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Although it is not the "Dustbin lid" if you wnat a descriptive name it is the "Shaggy Parasol"
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