Chlorophyllum molybdites
| Green-spored parasol Chlorophyllum molybdites | |
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| Picture of the fungi | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Agaricaceae |
| Genus: | Chlorophyllum |
| Species: | C. molybdites |
| Binomial name | |
| Chlorophyllum molybdites (G. Mey.) Massee (1898) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Agaricus molybdites | |
| Chlorophyllum molybdites | |
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| Gills on hymenium | |
| Cap is flat | |
| Hymenium is free | |
| Stipe has a ring | |
| Spore print is green | |
| Ecology is saprotrophic | |
| Edibility is poisonous | |
Chlorophyllum molybdites, commonly known as the green-spored parasol, false parasol, green-spored lepiota and vomiter, is a common species of mushroom found in temperate and subtropical meadows and lawns.
The species is poisonous and causes potentially serious vomiting and diarrhea. It is the most commonly consumed poisonous mushroom in North America, often being misidentified as edible species like Chlorophyllum rhacodes (the shaggy parasol) and Macrolepiota procera (parasol mushroom).