The story for kids
A parasol mushroom. This mushroom can be as tall as your knee! Its wide cap looks like an open umbrella. When it's young, the cap is closed, like an egg, and then it opens up.
Facts
- This mushroom can be as tall as your knee.
- Its wide cap looks like an open umbrella.
- When it's young, the cap is closed like an egg, and then it opens.
Numbers
- Size
- 15–40 cm
- Grows in
- In forest clearings
- Edible?
- Only grown-ups know