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| synonyms: Giant Funnel, Leucopaxille géant, Reisen-Krempentrichterling |
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| location: North America, Europe |
| edibility: Edible |
| fungus colour: White to cream |
| normal size: over 15cm |
| cap type: Convex to shield shaped |
| spore colour: White, cream or yellowish |
| habitat: Grows on the ground, Found in fields, lawns or on roadsides
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Leucopaxillus giganteus (Sow. ex Fr.) Sing. syn. Clitocybe gigantea (Sow. ex Fr.) Quél. Giant Funnel Reisen-Krempentrichterling Leucopaxille géant. Cap 8–30cm across, flat at first soon deeply funnel-shaped, ivory finally flushed tan at the centre and often cracked or scaly, margin inrolled. Stem 40–70 x 25–35mm, whitish, tough. Flesh white. Taste and smell faint but pleasant. Gills decurrent, crowded and forked, creamy. Spore print white. Spores smooth, amyloid, 6.5–7 x 3–4um. Habitat amongst grass in pastures, hedgerows or on roadsides, often in rings. Season late summer to late autumn. Uncommon. Said to be edible, but I have not tried it. (Never eat any mushroom until you are certain it is edible as many are poisonous and some are deadly poisonous.) Distribution, America and Europe. |
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Chloe Long (United Kingdom) - 15 May 2012
Found at the edge of deciduous woodland in Milton Keynes, UK. November 2011.
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Ashley Watson (United Kingdom) - 24 November 2011
Blaby, Leicestershire, UK. October 2011. Single specimen.
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Andrew Sully (United Kingdom) - 24 October 2011
In local woods at end of July, largest about 28cm across
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