nlightenup Posted October 23, 2011 Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 Found this mushroom today in an area I visit almost every day, and where I gather many different kinds of mushrooms, including blewits and boletes. Hadn't seen this one before today. I was at first thinking of it as a trumpet, but poking around the internet so far I'm thinking it's likely a funnel clitocybe. The stalk and gills were cream/white when first picked, with brown coloring creeping in since then. It has a lovely aroma! The cap is smooth, dry, and grayish brown. I'll have a spore print come morning. Any thoughts? Thanks bunches-- Deb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladyflyfsh Posted October 23, 2011 Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 It's not a mushroom I'm familiar with but give it a few days and some of our regulars who have probably been out "in the field" will be back to reply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted October 23, 2011 Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 It would be good to see a photo of the entire mushroom, including the stem base. But I think this may be an example of Clitocybe clavipes. I often find this mushroom in the fall, in a variety of habitat. Spore print should be white. Funnel Clitocybe (C. gibba) generally has a lighter colored cap; buff, to tan, to light brown. I think that one or maybe both of these "Clitocybes" may have been recently moved to a new genus. So up-to-date resources may list them differently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nlightenup Posted October 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 It would be good to see a photo of the entire mushroom, including the stem base. But I think this may be an example of Clitocybe clavipes. I often find this mushroom in the fall, in a variety of habitat. Spore print should be white. Funnel Clitocybe (C. gibba) generally has a lighter colored cap; buff, to tan, to light brown. I think that one or maybe both of these "Clitocybes" may have been recently moved to a new genus. So up-to-date resources may list them differently. Thanks! You are correct--the spore print is white. I collected it on a day I forgot my camera, so no shot of the stem base. (Managed to forget the camera again today, and I have another mystery to post soon.) Appreciate the help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted October 24, 2011 Report Share Posted October 24, 2011 Just to be sure that we don't jump to a conclusion... Most Clitocybes have white spore prints, as do a multitude of mushrooms from other genera. Spore print color is just one piece of information used when one *attempts* to arrive at an ID. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshroom Posted October 24, 2011 Report Share Posted October 24, 2011 Just to be sure that we don't jump to a conclusion... Most Clitocybes have white spore prints, as do a multitude of mushrooms from other genera. Spore print color is just one piece of information used when one *attempts* to arrive at an ID. I agree completely with this statement, clitocybe family members can be nearly imposible to ID at least for me. I have seem several mushrooms I have "ID'd" at C. Gibba that look completely different from each other. I usually dont even try anymore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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