Parasol in Saare: the week ahead

Macrolepiota procera

The map below is built from the measurement network. A 2.5 km grid with a per-species layer is computed for one region so far.

Today

Parasol
Building

confidence 50%

Flush phase

  1. Quiet
  2. Starting
  3. Building
  4. Peak
  5. Fading

Updated 18 September 2026, 11:37 BST

7 days

Index, day by day

Week's best 63on Mondayaverage 60by the weekend rising

Conditions are best on Monday.

  1. Today5618 Sept
  2. Sat5919 Sept
  3. Sun5820 Sept
  4. Mon6321 Sept
  5. Tue6322 Sept
  6. Wed6123 Sept
  7. Thu6224 Sept

Map

Where to look: parasol

A field over the measurement network. The colour here is for the leading species at each point, not for this one; a per-species layer is computed for one region so far.

About the species. Edible when correctly identified, but young unopened fruitbodies are much harder to identify than mature ones and may be confused with dangerous Amanitas or other parasol-like mushrooms. Beginners should leave immature specimens.

Parasol in Saare: where to look

Parasol — botanical illustration

Parasol: the species in brief

How to tell it

A tall mushroom with a broad cap covered in brown scales on a pale background. The stem has a snakeskin-like pattern and a thick ring that is often movable. Mature specimens are large and distinctive, but no single feature should be used on its own.

Where it grows

On woodland edges, in clearings, parks, pasture and grassy commons.

In the kitchen

The cap is the part usually eaten; the stem is fibrous. Large caps are often breaded and fried or cooked whole.

Nutrition

Low in calories with a modest protein content.

This is a note about the species, not about what is in your basket. Full card with lookalikes →

What else is out here now

The other species in this region, by today's index.

Parasol in neighbouring regions

A regional boundary means nothing to a mushroom, and the next region is sometimes closer than the far side of your own. The index is for today.