Chlorophyllum lead-slag
Category: inedible.
Hat (diameter 6-32 cm): white, occasionally grayish, dry, with a small dark tubercle in the center. At first it is spherical, then bell-shaped, and in old mushrooms it is almost flat. The top is covered with scales, sometimes with the remnants of a bedspread.
Leg (height 8-28 cm): white, which changes to brown at the site of damage, very smooth, expands from top to bottom. Young mushrooms have a white ring at the top.
Pulp: white, at the fracture site and may turn reddish or pinkish on contact with air. Has no pronounced odor.
Doubles: a red umbrella mushroom (Chlorophyllum rhacodes) with a pleasant mushroom smell and many fibrous scales.
Chlorophyllum lead-slag grows from late May to mid-September in Eurasia, North America and Australia.
Where can I find: Chlorophyllum lead and slag can be found in open areas of forests and meadows.
Eating: nutritional properties have not been studied, therefore it is not recommended to eat it.
Application in traditional medicine: does not apply.