- Cap bell-shaped when young, then convex to expanded, buff-coloured, with small scales towards the margin, sometimes with a weak umbo.
- Gills free, white.
- Stem smooth, the same colour as the cap or paler, with a thin ring.
Lepiotoid agarics
Frayed Parasol
Macrolepiota excoriata
LC
Least concern
Edible
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Characteristics
Ecology
Pasture, dry meadow and sandy grass heath, preferably on sandy ground.
Notes
Edible, but not as good as its relative Macrolepiota procera.
Similar species
Macrolepiota mastoidea has a more distinct and steeper umbo on the cap, and a stem with small scales. Leucoagaricus leucothites is white, yellowish-white to greyish-white, and lacks scales on the cap.
