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Clitocybe tarda

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Kingdom
  
Class
  
Agaricomycetes

Rank
  
Species

Division
  
Basidiomycota

Order
  
Agaricales

Genus
  
On the ground with grass is a Clitocybe Tarda, a mushroom that has a white-brown cap, white gills, and a light-brown stalk.

Similar
  
Clitocybe albirhiza, Ampulloclitocybe, Clitocybe glacialis, Ampulloclitocybe clavipes, Clitocybe vibecina

Clitocybe tarda is species of mushroom.

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.

Clusters of this species can be found in areas that are used for agriculture or filled with grass.

Report of the New York State Botanist wrote that the mushroom should be called Clitopilus tardus.

References

Clitocybe tarda Wikipedia