Lepiota americana sunan kimiyya ne ga nau'in naman kaza na asali a Arewacin Amurka. "Lepiota" yana nufin nau'in namomin kaza a cikin dangin Agaricaceae, kuma "americana" yana nuna cewa ana samun wannan nau'i na musamman a cikin Amurka. Ana kuma san shi da sunan gama gari na Amurka parasol.
