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Shaggy Parasol

Chlorophyllum brunneum, Chlorophyllum rhacodes, Chlorophyllum oliveri

This group is for advanced mushroom identifiers only.  To ensure edibility: 
1. Always ensure your specimen matches all expected characteristics, when in doubt, throw it out!
2. Always spore print  these mushrooms (learn how here) to distinguish from poisonous Chlorophyllum molybdites which has green spores.
3. Always ensure the stem is white to distinguish from the deadly Lepiota castanea.
4. Always damage the flesh to ensure it does not turn from white to yellow then orange then pink or reddish to distinguish from Leucoagaricus americanus which has been reported to make some ill.
5.  Always be cautious when eating a mushroom for the first time, learn how here.

Cap

white or olive green with flat to feathery brown scales (the scales should not be pointed like pyramids)

Gills

white

Stem

white when young, turning brownish to olive when mature with flesh that never turns red or pink after damage or bruising

Companions

widely distributed but often found with conifer mushrooms 

Seasons

 can be found any time the weather is mild and moist, most commonly late Summer through Autumn

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