Clitocybe fragrans
{{Short description|Species of fungus}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = Clitocybe-fragrans-duft-trichterling.jpg
| genus = Clitocybe
| species = fragrans
| authority = (With.) P.Kumm. (1871)
| synonyms =
{{plainlist|
- Agaricus fragrans With. (1792)
- Clitocybe deceptiva H.E.Bigelow (1982)
- Clitocybe depauperata (J.E.Lange) P.D.Orton (1960)
- Clitocybe fragrans var. depauperata J.E.Lange (1930)
- Lepista fragrans (With.) Harmaja (1976)
- Omphalia fragrans (With.) Gray (1821)
- Pseudolyophyllum fragrans (With.) Raithelh. (1978)
}}
}}
{{mycomorphbox
| name = Clitocybe fragrans
| whichGills = decurrent
| capShape = flat
| hymeniumType = gills
| stipeCharacter = bare
| ecologicalType = mycorrhizal
| sporePrintColor = white
| howEdible = edible
| howEdible2 = caution
}}
Clitocybe fragrans is a species of mushroom with several lookalikes, some of which are poisonous.
Description
It is a white mushroom. The cap ranges from {{Convert|1-5|cm|frac=4}} in diameter. The gills are somewhat close.{{Cite book |last=Audubon |title=Mushrooms of North America |publisher=Knopf |year=2023 |isbn=978-0-593-31998-7 |pages=497}} The stem is {{Convert|2-6|cm|abbr=on|frac=8}} long and {{Convert|2–5|mm|frac=16}} wide.{{Cite book|last1=Davis|first1=R. Michael|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/797915861|title=Field Guide to Mushrooms of Western North America|last2=Sommer|first2=Robert|last3=Menge|first3=John A.|publisher=University of California Press|year=2012|isbn=978-0-520-95360-4|location=Berkeley|pages=148–149|oclc=797915861}} It has a fragrant odour resembling aniseed. The spore print is whitish.
= Similar species =
Within its genus, it notably resembles the deadly Clitocybe dealbata (which lacks the anise odour) and the edible Clitocybe odora (the aniseed toadstool).
Other lookalikes lacking the anise scent can be found especially in the genera Leucocybe, Rhizocybe, Singerocybe.
Distribution and habitat
It can be found throughout Europe growing in broadleaf woodland, from August to December.{{Cite book |last=Francis-Baker |first=Tiffany |title=Concise Foraging Guide |date=2021 |publisher=Bloomsbury |isbn=978-1-4729-8474-6 |series=The Wildlife Trusts |location=London |pages=136}} It can also be found in North America's West Coast and Pacific Northwest regions under conifers, from October to February.
Edibility
While edible, some guides caution against its consumption as it can be confused with deadly poisonous species.{{cite book |last=Phillips |first=Roger |title=Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America |url=https://archive.org/details/mushroomsotherfu0000phil |url-access=registration |year=2010 |publisher=Firefly Books |location=Buffalo, NY |isbn=978-1-55407-651-2 |page=[https://archive.org/details/mushroomsotherfu0000phil/page/61 61]}} It can be preserved by drying.
References
External links
- [http://www.mykoweb.com/CAF/species/Clitocybe_fragrans.html Clitocybe fragrans]
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Category:Fungi described in 1792
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