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Clitopilus prunulus, commonly known as the miller, the spy, or the sweetbread mushroom, is a basidiomycete mushroom. It has a grey to white cap, decurrent gills, and pink spores. It is found in grasslands in Europe and North America.
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Distribution
Widespread and common
Habitat
Under deciduous and coniferous trees in small troops or individually
Conservation
LC
Cap
| Colour | |
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| Shape | Convex, Flattened, Depressed |
| Surface | Smooth |
| Width | 2.5 - 8 cm |
| Margin | Undulating, Inrolled |
Gills
| Colour | |
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| Attachment | Decurrent |
| Spacing | crowded |
Flesh
| Colour | |
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| Odour | Strongly farinaceous |
Stem
| Colour | |
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| Height | 2.5 - 4 cm |
| Width | 5 - 12 mm |
| Texture | Smooth, Fibrillose |
| Shape | Clavate, Cylindric |
Spores
6-8 longitudinal ridges
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| Shape | Ellipsoid, Oblong |
| Ornamentation | Striate |
| Size | 10.5-12.5 x 4.5-6 μm |
Confirmed
Unconfirmed
Classification
- ↳ Phylum: Basidiomycota
- ↳ Subphylum: Agaricomycotina
- ↳ Class: Agaricomycetes
- ↳ Subclass: Agaricomycetidae
- ↳ Order: Agaricales
- ↳ Family: Entolomataceae
- ↳ Genus: Clitopilus
Synonyms
- Agaricus orcella Bull.
- Agaricus orcellus Bull.
- Agaricus prunulus Scop.
- Clitopilus orcella (Bull. ex Fr.) Kummer
- Clitopilus orcella (Bull.) P. Kumm.
- Clitopilus orcellus (Bull.) P. Kumm.
- Clitopilus prunulus (Scop. ex Fr.) P. Kumm.
- Paxillopsis prunulus (Scop. ex Fr.) J. Lange
- Paxillopsis prunulus (Scop.) J.E. Lange
- Pleuropus orcellus (Bull.) Gray
Reference Sources
T. Læssøe, J. H. Peterson (2019) Fungi of Temperate Europe Vol. 1. Princeton University Press.
G. Kibby (2023) Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain & Europe Vol. 4. Geoffrey Kibby.
Genus Clitopilus
No other species found in this genus.
