Macrolepiota rhacodes/Shaggy Parasol Mushroom?

[cervinae]

I'm hoping I got this one right as it was found on sunday after 2 hours wandering in the rain through woods, bracken and long grass. Found growing from heavy moss covering a tree stump (very small patch of mixed woods/bushes) at the edge of a grassy field.

I found one and a half caps (slugs... blech), the full cap was around 5 inches across and moderately shaggy with no real umbo. Gills white but bruising reddish brown. Smell somewhat sweetish. Stipe was smooth, hollow with ring and brittle and bruising much darker than the gills when cut. Here's the pics

Cap shot


Stipe with ring


Hollow stem and reddening


Bruised stipe


Bruised gills


The fungus were then disposed of into my compost bin where hopefully they'll fulfil their destiny

Regards, David

[Chris Yeates]

looks OK to me . . . . it's been moved to the genus Chlorophyllum

cheers

Chris

[cervinae]

Ah, one of my books mentioned Chlorophyllum genus and had Macrolepiota in brackets. wasn't too sure which was correct. I don't envy anyone the job of pigeon-holing fungi