| Species name | Macrolepiota excoriata |
| Common name | |
| Cap | 6-10cm, white-cream, hemispherical > flattened, umbonate, slightly scaly towards centre |
| Gills | White-cream, crowded, free-remote |
| Stipe | 4-8cm, slender, smooth, slightly swolen at base, movable superior ring |
| Growth form | Solitary/small group |
| Spore print | White-cream |
| Spore features | Ellipsoidal with germ pore, smooth |
| Habitat | Pastures, sand dunes |
| Season | Summer-Autumn |
| Distribution | Range unknown, uncommon |
| Identifying feature | Finely scaly surface restricted towards centre of cap as it flattens out |
| Similar species | Similar to other parasols but without obvious scales |
Irish Grassland Fungi 