Lepiota Procera " The Parasol "

[BeyondReason08]

I'd have to spore print each mushroom before I'd eat them.. Gilled shrooms are scary except for chanterelles.

[grifola]

Don't eat them if they have green spores !!

[wildgourmetblog]

Thanks for the great views of the lepiota. I have yet to find one in the wild. They don't seem to grow in my neck of the wood here at the centeral oregon coast. I have seen a few small lepiota species but not the procera.

[grifola]

Your welcome!! I also find Lepiota Rachodes here. They are every bit as good as Procera. I 1/4 the caps and make a batter with Drakes fish mix and beer and deep fry them. They taste almost like country fried steak.

[thebestofall007]

there are two edible mushrooms that are often confused with the parasol: leucoagaricus americinus and chlorophyllum rhacodes. chlorophyllum rhacodes. both are equally edible and good. just dont confuse these with chorophyllum molybdites, which has a green spore whereas the parasol and the 2 edibles mentioned above have white spore prints.

[thebestofall007]

according to mushroomexpert's website the parasol can be mistaken for some species of amanita (like amanita thiersii) or more commonly the poisonous chlorophyllum molybdites (the fairy ring mushroom), which looks almost identical to l. procera. in this case a spore print is a must because l procera has a white print where chlorophyllum has a greenish print.

[crazymedic7]

Chlorophyllum molybdites may grow in fairy rings but are commonly known as Green Spored Lepiota (highly toxic!). Fairy ring mushroom is another species called Marasmius oreades, which are edible (but has several lookalikes too, some toxic.)

[DoctorMago]

This is one of those we (E&S) hunt here in italy too! We'll show you some italian specimen in our next video!

Thank'u MJ

[xazuross]

How did you find 24 lepiotas in that forest, and all the other ones at your mobile dehydrater? I find all lot of small brown mushrooms here, but those are big!

[xazuross]

Have you ever seen a green-spored lepiota in the south? They're at least bigger than 12"!

[grifola]

I like to make a batter out of Drake's fish mix, then dip them in the batter and deep fry them. The parasol grows in the woods where the green spored grows mostly in yards or open areas. The true parasol has white spores.

[nematoad7]

how do you cook them and have you ever gotten sick by confusing a green spored lepiota with a parsol mushroom.