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Parasol

Parasol (Macrolepiota procera), photo
Photo: Lucian Clanet, CC BY 4.0 · iNaturalist
Macrolepiota procera · Family Agaricaceae · Updated October 2026
745US records
34states
Augbusiest month
745 US records since 1862 (147 in the last 10 years)

Last seen Oct 12, 2023 (about 3 years ago) near Broken Bow, McCurtain County, OK, a preserved specimen in University of Central Oklahoma Herbarium - Fungi. Most US records come from New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York, and the busiest months are Aug, Sep and Oct. (Data as of October 26, 2026; records can lag by weeks.)

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When it's recorded

Jan2Feb0Mar3Apr2May27Jun42Jul106Aug179Sep164Oct143Nov20Dec3

Records by month, all years. Busiest: Aug, Sep, Oct.

Where it's recorded

StateRecordsLatest sighting
New Jersey387Nov 3, 2019
Pennsylvania952019
New York36Sep 3, 2015
North Carolina27Oct 12, 2021
Illinois26Aug 28, 2007
Massachusetts22Sep 24, 2005
Tennessee16Oct 12, 2015
West Virginia14Aug 30, 2007
Florida13Oct 19, 1999
Indiana11Sep 15, 2016
Oklahoma11Oct 12, 2023
Maryland11Aug 24, 2018

Top counties

More on this species from GBIF.

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