Clitocybe fragrans

Clitocybe fragrans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Clitocybaceae
Genus: Clitocybe
Species:
C. fragrans
Binomial name
Clitocybe fragrans
(With.) P.Kumm. (1871)
Synonyms[1]
  • 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)
Clitocybe fragrans
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Gills on hymenium
Cap is flat
Hymenium is decurrent
Stipe is bare
Spore print is white
Ecology is mycorrhizal
Edibility is edible but not recommended

Clitocybe fragrans is a species of mushroom with several lookalikes, some of which are poisonous.

Description

It is a white mushroom with a "fragrant" (fragrans) odor of aniseed and can be confused with the aniseed toadstool. The cap ranges from 1–5 centimetres (1⁄2–2 in) in diameter. The stem is 2–6 cm (3⁄4–2+3⁄8 in) long and 2–5 millimetres (1⁄16–3⁄16 in) wide.[2]

Similar species

It resembles the deadly Clitocybe dealbata (which lacks the anise odor)[2] and the edible Clitocybe odora.[2]

Distribution and habitat

It can be found throughout Europe growing in broadleaf woodland, from August to December.[3]

Edibility

While edible, some guides caution against its consumption as it can be confused with deadly poisonous species.[4] It can be preserved by drying.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Synonymy: Clitocybe fragrans (With.) P. Kumm". Index Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 2012-12-15.
  2. ^ a b c Davis, R. Michael; Sommer, Robert; Menge, John A. (2012). Field Guide to Mushrooms of Western North America. Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 148–149. ISBN 978-0-520-95360-4. OCLC 797915861.
  3. ^ a b Francis-Baker, Tiffany (2021). Concise Foraging Guide. The Wildlife Trusts. London: Bloomsbury. p. 136. ISBN 978-1-4729-8474-6.
  4. ^ Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 61. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.


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