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Ivory Funnel vs Fool's Funnel

Clitocybe dealbata and Clitocybe rivulosa are confused for one another often enough to be worth putting next to each other.

Clitocybe dealbataIvory FunnelPoisonous

Small white funnel found in fairy rings on lawns, packed with muscarine.

Clitocybe rivulosaFool's FunnelPoisonous

Grows in lawns and grassland alongside the edible Fairy Ring Champignon. Muscarine poisoning.

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Clitocybe dealbataClitocybe rivulosa
In this gamePoisonousPoisonous
HabitatShort grass, lawns and pasture, frequently in rings.Short grass — lawns, verges, dunes and pasture, often in rings.
SeasonSummer to late autumn.Summer to late autumn.
Spore printWhite.White.

This comparison cannot make a mushroom safe to eat. It sets out the few characteristics this game records, in general terms, for two species that vary by region, age and growing conditions. Real specimens overlap in ways no table and no photograph can separate, and the deadly one here is deadly in a single meal. Ask a qualified local expert, every time.

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Clitocybe dealbata is also confused with Fairy Ring Champignon.

Clitocybe rivulosa is also confused with Fairy Ring Champignon.

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