Genus

Clitocybe (Funnels)

Clitocybe brunneoceracea. Photo: (c) Jacob Kalichman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Clitocybe is a genus of mushrooms characterized by white, off-white, buff, cream, pink, or light-yellow spores, gills running down the stem, and pale white to brown or lilac coloration. They are primarily saprotrophic, decomposing forest ground litter. There are estimated to be around 300 species in the widespread genus.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Fungi (Fungi including lichens)
  - Phylum: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycete fungi)
    - Subphylum: Agaricomycotina (Higher basidiomycetes)
      - Class: Agaricomycetes
        Subclass: Agaricomycetidae
        Order: Agaricales (Common gilled mushrooms and allies)
        Suborder: Tricholomatineae
        Family: Clitocybaceae
        Tribe: Clitocybeae
        Genus: Clitocybe (Funnels)
        Species: Clitocybe americana
        Species: Clitocybe odora (Aniseed funnel) (1)
        Species: Clitocybe rivulosa (Fool’s funnel)
        Species: Clitocybe fragrans (Fragrant funnel)
        Species: Clitocybe nebularis (Cloudy clitocybe)
        Species: Clitocybe brunneoceracea (Brownwax clitocybe)

Subtaxa

Species: Clitocybe americana

Species: Clitocybe odora (Aniseed funnel)

Species: Clitocybe rivulosa (Fool’s funnel)

Species: Clitocybe fragrans (Fragrant funnel)

Species: Clitocybe nebularis (Cloudy clitocybe)

Species: Clitocybe brunneoceracea (Brownwax clitocybe)

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