Green-spored Parasol vs Parasol Mushroom
Chlorophyllum molybdites and Macrolepiota procera are confused for one another often enough to be worth putting next to each other.
The most-reported poisonous mushroom in North America. Looks like an edible parasol until you see the green spore print.
Tall snakeskin-patterned stem with a movable double ring. The cap fries like a schnitzel.
Side by side
| Chlorophyllum molybdites | Macrolepiota procera | |
|---|---|---|
| In this game | Poisonous | Edible |
| Habitat | Lawns, parks and pasture in warm regions, often in rings after rain. | Grassland, woodland edges, verges and clearings on light soil. |
| Season | Summer to autumn. | Summer to autumn. |
| Spore print | Green — the one feature that settles it. | White. |
The recorded spore prints differ: green — the one feature that settles it for Chlorophyllum molybdites, white for Macrolepiota procera. That is one documented difference, not a test you can pass.
This comparison cannot make a mushroom safe to eat. It sets out the few characteristics this game records, in general terms, for two species that vary by region, age and growing conditions. Real specimens overlap in ways no table and no photograph can separate, and the deadly one here is deadly in a single meal. Ask a qualified local expert, every time.
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Macrolepiota procera is also confused with Destroying Angel and Deadly Dapperling.
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