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Macrolepiota procera (parasol mushroom)

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Wikipedia Abstract

The parasol mushroom (Macrolepiota procera or Lepiota procera) is a basidiomycete fungus with a large, prominent fruiting body resembling a parasol. It is a fairly common species on well-drained soils. It is found solitary or in groups and fairy rings in pastures and occasionally in woodland. Globally, it is widespread in temperate regions.
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Avon Gorge Woodlands 376 England, United Kingdom
Ebernoe Common 581 England, United Kingdom
Mendip Limestone Grasslands 1032 England, United Kingdom

Ecosystems

Predators

Fungomyza albimanus[1]

Providers

Mutual (symbiont) 
Larix decidua (European larch)[2]
Pinus sylvestris (Scots pine)[2]
Quercus robur (Pedunculate Oak)[2]

Consumers

Mutual (symbiont) 
Larix decidua (European larch)[2]
Pinus sylvestris (Scots pine)[2]
Quercus robur (Pedunculate Oak)[2]

External References

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
♦ 2Ecology of Commanster
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0