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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