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Clitocybe

Clitocybe

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A group of mushrooms with pale funnel-shaped caps and closely spaced gills
  • noun
  • /ˈklɪtəˌsaɪbi/
  • Specialized
: Clitocybe
  • The cap of a Clitocybe mushroom is typically funnel-shaped and pale in color.

Examples

  • Several species within the genus Clitocybe are commonly found in woodland areas during autumn.

  • It is important to correctly identify Clitocybe mushrooms, as some species can be toxic.

  • The Clitocybe mushroom is known for its unique shape.

  • Many species of Clitocybe can be found in damp forests.

  • It is important to correctly identify Clitocybe mushrooms, as some species can be toxic.

  • Several species within the genus Clitocybe are commonly found in woodland areas during autumn.

  • The cap of a Clitocybe mushroom is typically funnel-shaped and pale in color.

Compounds

Clitocybe nuda
  • Specialized
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A wild mushroom that is safe to eat and has a smooth light purple cap when young

Clitocybe clavipes
  • Specialized
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A mushroom with a flat greyish or yellowish-brown cap, pale gills, and a stem swollen at the base

Clitocybe dealbata
  • Specialized
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A small white mushroom that grows in grass and is poisonous

Clitocybe inornata
  • Specialized
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A mushroom with a creamy grey cap that darkens with age and a white stalk that turns yellow when touched

Clitocybe irina
  • Specialized
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An edible mushroom with a silky white cap and thick stalk

Clitocybe robusta
  • Specialized
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A large white mushroom that is edible but not very tasty

Clitocybe subconnexa
  • Specialized
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A white edible mushroom that grows in tight groups with thin plates under its cap and a thick stalk

Surface Forms

Clitocybe singular
Clitocybes plural

Etymology

Clitocybe comes from Greek parts klito- 'sloping' and -cybe 'head', a helpful picture because many Clitocybe mushrooms have a sloping, funnel-shaped cap, so the name points to the shape of their 'head' or cap.