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Brun parasol (Chlorophyllum brunneum)

Brun parasol (Chlorophyllum brunneum) is a species of fungus in the Agaricaceae, growing widely across latitudes, umbrella canopies, ringed pillars, predominantly white in color, large in size, poisonous and produces severe gastrointestinal symptoms such as vomiting and diarrhea.

C. brunneum has an umbrella-shaped spongy pileus, round, flat top, convex or concave, whitish color with rough brownish scales. The gills are white and will turn dark or linearly streaked with maturity. The stipe is 5-20 cm tall, has a ring, 2-3 cm in diameter, is white and darkens with maturity.

Dlium Brun parasol (Chlorophyllum brunneum)


Chlorophyllum brunneum thrives on manure in yards and parks, solitary or crammed into an area, often emerging from between grasses in temperate, subtropical and tropical highlands around the world.

Chlorophyllum is a poisonous mushroom most commonly eaten by its resemblance to other agricultural mushrooms. Symptoms of poisoning are mostly gastrointestinal with vomiting, diarrhea and colic.



Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Basidiomycota
Subphylum: Agaricomycotina
Class: Agaricomycetes
Subclass: Agaricomycetidae
Order: Agaricales
Suborder: Agaricineae
Family: Agaricaceae
Genus: Chlorophyllum
Species: Chlorophyllum brunneum

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