The Miller

Clitopilus prunulus

Family: Entolomataceae

The Miller (Clitopilus prunulus)
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Overview

White-grey velvety cap, decurrent pink gills, smells strongly of new-bread / cucumber. Edible — but its closest lookalikes are toxic Clitocybe rivulosa (deadly muscarine) and toxic Entoloma sinuatum.

Edibility
Edible
Rarity
common
Trophic mode
saprotrophic

Host trees & substrate

  • Local forest substrate

Key identification features

  • Strong new-bread / cucumber smell
  • Decurrent pink gills
  • Cap velvety, irregular shape

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