11 October 2022 Minley Wood, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Synonymns Clitocybe gibba Cap Convex when young, then funnel shaped, surface smooth to finely felty, pale buff to brownish ochre, to about 8 cm across Gills Decurrent, crowded, sometimes forked, white to pale brown Stem Cylindrical, fibrous, pale brown Smell Indistinct Taste Indistinct Season Late summer to autumn Distribution Common Habitat On soil or litter in woods, usually with deciduous trees Spore Print White Microscopic Features Spores tear drop shaped, smooth, with droplets (5.5-8) x (3.5-5) µm2. Basidia 4 spored. Clamps present. Edibility Edible, although the stems can be tough. Note that there are similar deadly poisonous Clitocybe species. 
Spores in Congo Red solution viewed with a 100X immersion objective. 11 October 2022 Minley Wood, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |