Club Foot Fungus
Club Foot Fungus - Ampulloclitocybe clavipes
Description
A large mushroom, with greyish-buff or brownish cap, strongly decurrent white or cream gills, and a bulbous stipe with club-shaped base. Spores are white.
Similar Species
Funnels - e.g. Trooping Funnel Clitocybe geotropa
Recording advice
Photograph from top down, in side view and underneath to show gills; ensure you have photographed the full length of the stipe including base. Note habitat and substrate.
Habitat
Under trees, often under conifers.
When to see it
Late summer and autumn.
Life History
Usually grows singly, rarely in clumps.
UK Status
Widespread and quite common in Britain.
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







