Clitocybe tarda

Clitocybe tarda
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Agaricales
Family:	Clitocybaceae
Genus:	Clitocybe
Species:	C. tarda
Binomial name
Clitocybe tarda Peck

Clitocybe tarda Mycological characteristics
	Gills on hymenium
	Cap is convex
	Hymenium is adnate or decurrent
	Stipe is bare
	Spore print is pink
	Ecology is saprotrophic
	Edibility is unknown

Clitocybe tarda is a species of mushroom. A 1896 source opined that the mushroom should be called Clitopilus tardus. ^[1] The species is possibly a synonym of Lepista sordida . ^[2]

The pinkish caps are 2–8 centimetres (3⁄4–3+1⁄4 in) wide and brownish closer to the center. ^[3] The pale gills usually become more decurrent with age. ^[3] The stalks are 2–6 cm long and 3–8 mm wide, sometimes with clusters of pale tomentum. ^[4] The flesh is thin ^[5] and brittle, and the cap tastes bitter.^{[ citation needed ]} The spore print is pinkish. ^[6] It resembles Laccaria sp., ^[6] Collybia nuda and C. brunneocephala. ^[4]

Clusters of this species can be found in areas that are used for agriculture or filled with grass. ^[3] It can be found from July to November in southeastern North America, and October to December on the West Coast. ^[6]

It has been claimed as edible, but is difficult to identify, ^[7] is unsubstantial, and does not have a pleasant taste. ^[8]

References

1. Report of the New York State Botanist (1896). Report of the New York State Botanist. Harvard University. p. 167. Retrieved February 13, 2012.
2. Desjardin, Dennis E.; Wood, Michael G.; Stevens, Frederick A. (6 June 2016). California Mushrooms: The Comprehensive Identification Guide. Timber Press. pp. 157–158. ISBN   978-1-60469-660-8. LCCN   2014000925. OCLC   951644583.
3. Trudell, Steve; Ammirati, Joe (2009). Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest. Portland, OR: Timber Press. p. 95. ISBN   978-0-88192-935-5.
4. Davis, R. Michael; Sommer, Robert; Menge, John A. (2012). Field Guide to Mushrooms of Western North America. Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 152–153. ISBN   978-0-520-95360-4. OCLC   797915861.
5. Arora, David (1986) [1979]. Mushrooms Demystified: A Comprehensive Guide to the Fleshy Fungi (2nd ed.). Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press. p. 152. ISBN   978-0-89815-170-1.
6. Audubon (2023). Mushrooms of North America. Knopf. p. 501. ISBN   978-0-593-31998-7.
7. Arora, David (1986) [1979]. Mushrooms Demystified: A Comprehensive Guide to the Fleshy Fungi (2nd ed.). Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press. p. 152. ISBN   978-0-89815-170-1.
8. H. McKnight, Kent (1987). A Field Guide to Mushrooms of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company. p. 145. ISBN   0-395-42101-2.