Green-spored parasol
Chlorophyllum molybdites · 大青褶伞
Common蘑菇科⚠️ Poisonous
Reference sources list this as a poisonous mushroom.
The same species can be described differently across regions and stages of maturity, and countless look-alike species cannot be told apart by eye. Never use the information on this page to judge whether a real mushroom is safe to eat.
How to Tell
- Gills turn from white to grayish green at maturity, the most reliable field mark
- Cap white, large, with brown scales at the center
- Stem white with a movable ring; often grows in groups on lawns
ID notes are compiled by AI from public sources, not reviewed by a mycologist, for learning only — never a basis for foraging.
Basics
- Family
- 蘑菇科
- Hymenium
- Gills
- Grows On
- Grassland
- How Big
- 7–30 cm (cap diameter)
- Encounter Rate
- Common
- Habitat
- Urban lawns, parks and planted verges
Easily Confused With
Parasol mushroomParasol mushroom's gills stay white and its stem has a snakeskin pattern; green-spored parasol's gills turn green.
Shaggy parasolShaggy parasol's gills stay white and its flesh turns orange-red when cut; green-spored parasol's gills turn green.Fun Fact
It's the mushroom behind more reported poisoning cases in China than any other. Its spore print is greenish-gray, the most reliable way to tell it from the edible parasol mushroom, whose spore print is white.
More in this family
- Almond mushroom
- Button mushroom
- Common puffball
- Deadly dapperling
- Field mushroom
- Flowerpot parasol
- Giant puffball
- Horse mushroom
- Shaggy ink cap
- Yellow stainer