Ivory Funnel vs Fairy Ring Champignon
Clitocybe dealbata and Marasmius oreades are confused for one another often enough to be worth putting next to each other.
Small white funnel found in fairy rings on lawns, packed with muscarine.
Tough-stemmed lawn mushroom with a good flavour — but it shares its fairy rings with deadly Clitocybe species.
Side by side
| Clitocybe dealbata | Marasmius oreades | |
|---|---|---|
| In this game | Poisonous | Edible |
| Habitat | Short grass, lawns and pasture, frequently in rings. | Short grass — lawns, pasture and verges — in the rings that give it its name. |
| Season | Summer to late autumn. | Late spring to autumn. |
| Spore print | White. | 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 Fool's Funnel.
Marasmius oreades is also confused with Fool's Funnel and Deadly Fibrecap.
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