tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post5932366224014880753..comments2024-03-27T19:59:10.159+00:00Comments on Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park birds: Ralph Hancockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-48755662678635447222013-09-28T17:24:15.351+01:002013-09-28T17:24:15.351+01:00Well done! I never seem to get there early enough ...Well done! I never seem to get there early enough for the best species, though I have collected some good giant puffballs and a few ceps.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-3087972249227370342013-09-28T13:17:01.511+01:002013-09-28T13:17:01.511+01:00I got one today (Macrolepiota procera), when I wen...I got one today (Macrolepiota procera), when I went to collect some giant puffballs that I was keeping one eye on, only to find that they had been mown down and crashed! In Kensington Gardens there are lots of edible mushrooms, for those in the know!<br />MarioAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-15936227110977825432013-09-28T12:01:55.716+01:002013-09-28T12:01:55.716+01:00Many thanks for your information -- and for correc...Many thanks for your information -- and for correcting the out-of-date genus name. Will look for true parasols, but I don't think I have ever seen them. Possibly they get picked as soon as they appear.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-63809766770732968832013-09-28T08:33:19.948+01:002013-09-28T08:33:19.948+01:00They are Shaggy Parasols (Macrolepiota rhacodes). ...They are Shaggy Parasols (Macrolepiota rhacodes). They are edible, but certainly not as nice as the proper parasols (Macrolepiota procera), which is also present in Kensington Gardens. Also some people suffer from digestive upset and skin rash.<br />Mario<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com