Clouded Funnel - Clitocybe nebularis

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Description

Cap up to 20 cm across, convex at first becoming flattened or occasionally slightly depressed in the centre, the margin remaining inrolled, cloudy grey sometimes tinged with buff, darker at the centre and often covered with a white bloom. Stem swollen towards the base, paler than the cap. Sometimes described as edible but is suspect and best avoided.

Identification difficulty
Habitat

In deciduous, coniferous woods or other well wooded areas, often in rings or troops.

When to see it

Late summer to late autumn

UK Status

Very common in Britain

VC55 Status

Very common in Leicestershire and Rutland.

  • David Nicholls
    Ratby Burroughs
    17 November 2011
  • David Nicholls
    Martinshaw Wood
    12 November 2011
  • Graham Calow
    Sapcote
    12 November 2006
  • David Nicholls
    Martinshaw Wood
    01 October 2004
  • Cherryl Benyon
    Earl Shilton
    04 November 2013
    Clouded Funnel
  • Steve Mathers
    Jubilee Way (Stathern to Terrace Hills)
    06 October 2017
    Cream spore print

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

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Species profile

Common names
Clouded Funnel, Clouded Agaric
Species group:
Fungi
Kingdom:
Fungi
Order:
Agaricales
Family:
Tricholomataceae
Records on NatureSpot:
103
First record:
01/10/2004 (Nicholls, David)
Last record:
12/12/2023 (Dale, Veronica)

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  • David Nicholls
    Martinshaw Wood
    01 October 2004
  • David Nicholls
    Martinshaw Wood
    12 November 2011
  • Lostash
    Bouskell Park, Blaby
    17 October 2009
  • David Nicholls
    Martinshaw Wood
    12 November 2011
  • David Nicholls
    Change Spinney, Ratby
    17 November 2011
  • David Nicholls
    Change Spinney, Ratby
    17 November 2011
  • David Nicholls
    Martinshaw Wood
    19 October 2012
  • Lostash
    Swithland Woods
    18 October 2012
  • Barbara Cooper
    Clawson Hill
    11 November 2012
  • David Nicholls
    Thornton Reservoir
    16 November 2012
  • Cherryl Benyon
    Earl Shilton
    04 November 2013
    Clouded funnel
  • David Nicholls
    Martinshaw Wood
    12 December 2013
  • Graham Calow
    Fosse Meadows, Sharnford
    06 November 2013
    specimen examined
  • Lostash
    Whetstone Cemetery
    29 October 2013