Clitocybe tarda
The mushroom has a brownish pink cap with a smooth surface, the flesh is thin and brittle, and the cap tastes bitter. The stalk is slender and smooth. The spore print is pinkish gray. It is unknown if the species is edible, but it does not have a pleasant taste.[1]
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Clitocybe tarda is a species of mushroom.
Clusters of this species can be found in areas that are used for agriculture or filled with grass.[2]
Report of the New York State Botanist wrote that the mushroom should be called Clitopilus tardus.[3]
References
- H. McKnight, Kent (1987). A Field Guide to Mushrooms of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company. p. 145. ISBN 0-395-42101-2.
- Trudell, Steve; Joe Ammirati (2009). Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest. Timber Press. p. 95. ISBN 978-0-88192-935-5. Retrieved February 13, 2012.
- Report of the New York State Botanist (1896). Report of the New York State Botanist. Harvard University. p. 167. Retrieved February 13, 2012.
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