Clouded Funnel Cap
(Clouded Agaric)
Description
Cap flattened, occasionally with somewhat depressed centre and umbo, Ø 7-18 cm, finely felted, dark grey-brown to pale grey-brown or beige-brown, with incurvate margin.
Gills faintly decurrent, cream to yellowish.
Stem 5-12 x 2-5 cm, grey-brown fibrous on paler background, with white-felted base. Flesh whitish. Smell unpleasant, sweet.
Edible (Suspect).
Occurrence
Common among leaves, occasionally among needles on moderately rich soil. In groups or fairy rings. (For dry specimens, see 34.jpg)
Saprophyte.