17 October 2025 Near Lyndhurst, New Forest, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Common Name Aniseed funnel Cap Convex, expanding with age, margin wavy, smooth, sometimes finely scaly in the centre, greyish blue to greyish green, 2 to 9 cm across Gills Decurrent, white when young, pale greyish green with age Stem Cylindrical, whitish when young, pale greyish green with age, base woolly, white Flesh Whitish, firm Smell Aniseed, strong Taste Aniseed, strong Season Summer to autumn Distribution Common Habitat On soil usually with broadleaf trees, rarely with conifers Spore Print White Microscopic Features Spores ellipsoidal, smooth (6-8.5) x (4-5.5) µm2 Edibility Edible Notes Clitocybe fragrans also smells strongly of aniseed. 
Spores Congo Red solution viewed with a x100X immersion objective. 17 October 2025 Near Lyndhurst, New Forest, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
15 November 2021 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
Spores in Melzer's solution viewed with a 100X immersion objective. 15 November 2021 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |