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Clitocybe rivulosa


Fool's Funnel, Sweating Mushroom




Origin:  Found throughout Europe and North America.
Family
Tricholomataceae
Genus
Clitocybe
Species
rivulosa
Category
Fungi
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
SeptemberOctoberNovember
Growth
Fast
ID Characteristic
Small, white in colour with caps from 3-5 cm across. May be confused with the edible Scotch Bonnet.
Habitat
Found growing on lawns and meadows.
Ethnobotanical Uses (Disclaimer)
Consumed in large does victims may experience abdominal pain. sickness, diarrhoea and blurred vision.
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