Aniseed Toadstool
Aniseed Toadstool - Clitocybe odora
Description
Young specimens have a convex cap, soon expanuing to flat or slightly depressed; blue-grey, grey-green to pale grey. Gills decurrent pale blue-green; stem paler with white down at the base. The smell is strongly aniseed.
Similar Species
other funnels have aniseed smell - but the blueish-greenish grey colour should help identify
Recording advice
Photograph top-down, in side view and underneath to show gills, note habitat and substrate; note smell
Habitat
Deciduous and coniferous woodland.
When to see it
Late summer and autumn.
UK Status
Widespread and frequent (Kibby, Vol.2, 2020)
VC55 Status
Fairly frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland.
Further Information
Leicestershire & Rutland Map
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MAP KEY:
Yellow squares = NBN records (all known data)
Coloured circles = NatureSpot records: 2025+ | 2020-2024 | pre-2020





