October 2004 Buckinghamshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Synonymns Lepista nebularis Common Name Clouded Funnel Cap Cap Convex, then flattened, sometimes depressed, with a broad central bump, greyish brown, margin pale, to about 20 cm across Gills Decurrent, broad, crowded, whitish to buff Stem Stout, broader at the base, fibrous, concolorous with the cap Flesh White, firm Smell Strong, sweet Taste Indistinct Season Autumn to early winter Distribution Very common Habitat In woods Spore Print White Microscopic Features Spores ellipsoidal, smooth (5.5-8) x (3.5-5) µm2 Edibility Inedible Notes Take care not to confuse with C. geotropa 
17 October 2010 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |