Well firstly you are spot on The mushrooms are indeed Lepiota procera (mazza da tamburo).
The English common name is Parasol mushroom, somehow you would think it more appropriate for Italy to call them parasols?
Parasols are one of the best mushrooms for the beginner to collect, there is only really one other they could possibly be mistaken for. The Shaggy Parasol (lepiota rhacodes) is quite similar but has red staining flesh & tends to be found nearer to trees, especially growing on banks & hedges.
Parasols are very good eating, a very big mushroom found on open grassland. They have a distinctive "nutty" flavour & are defenetely one of my favourites.
The good thing is they are so distinctive that you are unlikely to mistake them even for a shaggy, even if you did, shaggy's are only mildly toxic to some people when others collect & eat them!
The English common name is Parasol mushroom, somehow you would think it more appropriate for Italy to call them parasols?
Parasols are one of the best mushrooms for the beginner to collect, there is only really one other they could possibly be mistaken for. The Shaggy Parasol (lepiota rhacodes) is quite similar but has red staining flesh & tends to be found nearer to trees, especially growing on banks & hedges.
Parasols are very good eating, a very big mushroom found on open grassland. They have a distinctive "nutty" flavour & are defenetely one of my favourites.
The good thing is they are so distinctive that you are unlikely to mistake them even for a shaggy, even if you did, shaggy's are only mildly toxic to some people when others collect & eat them!