14. False Parasol

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2024

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Chlorophyllum molybdites

False Parasols, also known as the green-spored parasol, are a toxic mushroom. Often mistaken for the edible parasol mushroom, they can cause severe symptoms just hours after ingestion. In fact, these fungi are the most commonly misidentified & most frequently eaten poisonous mushroom in North America. No deaths, however, have been caused from False Parasol poisonings. Fruiting bodies usually appear after rainfall in late summer & autumn.