Cap
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4 to 8 cm in diameter when fully mature,
the caps are smooth and silky, usually with a wavy edge, and creamy-brown,
sometimes with a pinkish tinge.
Initially convex, the caps expand and develop into funnels. The thick,
soft flesh is light buff. |
Gills
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This funnel cap has deeply decurrent, white or
pale buff gills that are narrow and quite crowded. |
Stipe
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5 to 10 mm in diameter and 3 to 7 cm tall, the buff stems are tough and only
slightly bulbous at the base. There is no stem ring. |
Spore print |
White. |
Odour/taste |
Very faint odour of almonds (some say of
new-mown hay); no distinctive taste. |
Habitat |
In leaf litter under hedgerows, in broad-leaf
woods and on heaths. |
Season |
July to November. |
Occurrence |
Common. |
Similar species |
- Clitocybe flaccida, commonly known as the Tawny Funnel Cap, has
a larger red-brown cap and pale yellow gills.
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