Clitocybe clavipes (Pers. ex. Fr.) New syn. Ampulloclitocybe clavipes Kummer Clubfoot, Clitocybe à pied en massue, Keulen-Trichterling. Cap 2-8cm across, flattened convex with a slight umbo at first, later depressed; buff to gray-brown with an olivaceous tint, paling toward the margin; moist, smooth, with matted hairs and scurfy on the disc. Gills deeply decurrent, nearly distant narrow to broad; pale creamy yellow. Stem 30-70 x 5-15mm, stuffed, greatly swollen at the base and tapering upward; whitish to ash; spongy, covered in silky fibers. Flesh thick, spongy then rather brittle when dry; white, but yellowish toward the base. Odor strong, sweet. Taste mild. Spores subglobose to ellipsoid, smooth, nonamyloid, 5-8 x 3-5µ. Deposit white. Habitat singly or in groups on the ground under conifers or sometimes deciduous trees. Common. Found widely distributed Europe and North America. Season July-November (December-March in California). Not edible. Comment If eaten in conjunction with alcohol a headache or transient rash may occur. |