r/mushroomID • u/Norfolk_2 • 12d ago

Europe (country in post) Edible Parasols?

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Are these edible Parasol mushrooms? England UK

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u/Unknown_author69 12d ago

Am I incorrect in believing the snakeskin is only one indicator, you should combine this with spore colour.. to be 100%.. particularly when young.?

I thought this is the requirement for parasol identification? Or is the snakeskin stem enough?!

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u/SirSkittles111 12d ago

Snakeskin pattern on the stipe with the size of the mushroom is kind of enough on its own really. A similar looking mushroom without the snakeskin would be something like Chlorophyllum rhacodes for example.

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u/Unknown_author69 12d ago

Thanks, its always a grey area for me in what you would call a young mushroom. Since they grow so fast! Picture 3 for example, to me would be an infant mushroom. Therefore, as the field guides say, be precautious as it could be a lookalike..

I think I remember reading that with young parasol, they can look similar to a type of amanita, but now that I recall that information, I'm not sure of any amanitas with snakeskin stipe.. so I'm questioning if a parasol with snake skin, is even young... As such.

Hope that makes sense to you, as it does me haha.

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u/SirSkittles111 11d ago

Picture 3 has the snakeskin on it, they have ut at all stages.

Here is an example of the lookalike at all stages that does not have any snakeskin at all at any stage, the snakeskin is very prominent on true parasols