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Funnel Clitocybe

Infundibulicybe gibba

HIGH RISK LOOKALIKES

Tawny Funnel Cap: High Risk of Toxic Lookalikes

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Alle Bilder (4)

Hauptmerkmale

  • Tawny/orange-brown cap color
  • Deeply radially striate cap margin when moist
  • Gills distant and strongly decurrent
  • Slender
  • pale stem
  • often fibrous at base
  • Hygrophanous cap surface
Farbe:

Tawny brown cap, pale buff gills and stem

Geruch:

Unknown

Wuchsform:

Single

Umgebung:

Soil

Lebensraum & Verbreitung

Lebensraum:

Likely forest floor or disturbed ground near Portland, OR

Verbreitung:

Widespread across North America, common in Pacific Northwest forests

Saisonalität:

Late summer to late fall

Zur sicheren Bestimmung
  • Spore print color is critical for genus confirmation (expected white/pale)
  • Smell and taste (required for *I. gibba* confirmation) cannot be assessed

Wirtschaftlicher Wert

Marktnachfrage:

None - high risk of misidentification with toxic species

Preisspanne:

N/A

Kommerzielle Nutzung:

None

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Hauptunterschiede:
  • Cap and gills typically pure white or pale gray
  • Usually smaller and less robust
  • Lacks the strong tawny coloration

False Funnel Cap

Clitocybe rivulosa

TOXIC - Muscarine poisoning (severe)
Hauptunterschiede:
  • Cap and gills typically white to cream
  • Often found in grassy areas/lawns
  • Cap margin less strongly striate

Tawny Funnel

Paralepista flaccida

TOXIC/Inedible - Gastrointestinal distress reported
Hauptunterschiede:
  • Often grows in dense clusters (cespitose)
  • Gills slightly less distant
  • Cap surface often slightly velvety

Empfohlene Handlung

Do not consume. Secure a spore print and consult a regional mycological expert for definitive identification.