Chlorophyllum brunneum    (Farl. & Burt) Vellinga 



New classification: Basidiomycota/Agaricomycotina/Agaricomycetes/Agaricomycetidae/Agaricales/Agaricaceae  
Former classification: Basidiomycota/Homobasidiomycetes/Agaricomycetideae/Agaricales/Lepiotaceae/Leucocoprineae  

synonyms: Macrolepiota bohemica, Lepiota rhacodes-hortensis, Macrolepiota rhacodes-bohemica, Macrolepiota rhacodes-hortensis, Lepiota rhacodes-bohemica 
(unconfirmed synonyms: Macrolepiota rachodes-hortensis)  

edibility : discard

photo gallery of Chlorophyllum brunneum
photo gallery of Chlorophyllum brunneum potential confusions with Chlorophyllum brunneum toxicity of Chlorophyllum brunneum genus Chlorophyllum  

The cap is reddish brown on a white background, hemispherical then convex to expanded; its margin is slightly toothed. The cap surface is scaly, not viscid nor sticky.

The stem is smooth, without zebra-like markings, bulbous, with a mobile ring.

The flesh is white, turning red when exposed to air; its taste is mild; the odour is pleasant; its texture is fibrous.

The gills are white, free, crowded . The spore print is white. This species is saprophytic. It grows on the ground, in parks, gardens, on rich soils.

The fruiting period takes place from July to November.
Dimensions: width of cap approximately 13 cm (between 10 and 18 cm)
  height of stem approximately 7 cm (between 6 and 7 cm)
  thickness of stem (at largest section) approximately 20 mm (between 18 and 24 mm)

Chemical tests : none.

Distinctive features : Cap disrupting into reddish-brown angular scales, turning yellow when touched; smooth, reddish stem, turning vinaceous red when touched, with a simple ring; in gardens or parks

Chlorophyllum brunneum is rare and confined in the forest of Rambouillet, and is infrequent, more generally speaking .
here should be the distribution map of Chlorophyllum brunneum in the forest of Rambouillet
Above : distribution map of Chlorophyllum brunneum in the forest of Rambouillet



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