Dusky cap, Clouded agaric, Clouded clitocybe
Clitocybe nebularis
Family: Tricholomataceae
What it is like
A mushroom.
Where it is found
It is a temperate plant. It grows on wood debris.
Countries/locations it is found in
Asia, Balkans, Britain, Bulgaria, Chile, China, Europe, India, Indochina, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Kosovo, Mediterranean, Mexico, Middle East, North America, Russia, Scandinavia, SE Asia, Sicily, South America, Spain, Sweden, Vietnam
How it is used for food
CAUTION Some people get stomach upsets from eating this mushroom. It is eaten young and can be dried and used as flavouring.
Edible parts
Mushroom, fungus, caution
How it is grown
Its other names
Local names
Pudrad trattskivling, Yanyun beisan
Synonyms
Clitocybe robusta Peck; Lepista robusta (Peck) Harmaja; and others