Infundibulicybe geotropa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Agaricales |
Family: | incertae sedis |
Genus: | Infundibulicybe |
Species: | I. geotropa
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Binomial name | |
Infundibulicybe geotropa (Bull.) Harmaja
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Synonyms | |
Clitocybe geotropa (Bull.) Quél. |
Infundibulicybe geotropa | |
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Gills on hymenium | |
Cap is depressed | |
Hymenium is decurrent | |
Stipe is bare | |
Spore print is white | |
Ecology is saprotrophic | |
Edibility is choice |
Infundibulicybe geotropa, also known as the trooping funnel or monk's head, is a large funnel-shaped toadstool with a sturdy cream or buff colour. It grows widely in Europe and (less commonly) in North America in mixed woodlands, often in troops or fairy rings, one of which is over half a mile wide. Although edible, it could be confused with some poisonous species of similar colouration and size.