Cap: 5-10 cm, convex with an enrolled margin when young, becoming flat as it matures, smooth and blue to greenish coloured which makes it look beautiful. Hymenophore: Slightly decurrent gills, close to crowded, whitish to pinkish and bluish as looked together. Stem: 5-10 cm tall up to 2 cm thick, more or less equal, covered with thin white hairs which disappears with frequent handling and appears brownish with white mycelium at the base. Flesh: Thin and whitish. Spore Print: Pinkish.
🗒 Synonyms
| synonym | Agaricus anisatus Pers. 1796 |
| synonym | Agaricus moschatus J.F. Gmel. 1792 |
| synonym | Agaricus odorus Bull. 1784 |
| synonym | Agaricus odorus f. odorus Bull. 1784 |
| synonym | Agaricus odorus f. roseolosperma Britzelm. 1896 |
| synonym | Agaricus odorus var. anisatus (Pers.) Pers. 1801 |
| synonym | Agaricus suaveolens |
| synonym | Agaricus trogii Fr. 1838 |
| synonym | Agaricus virens Scop. 1772 |
| synonym | Agaricus viridis Huds. 1778 |
| synonym | Clitocybe odora f. odora (Bull.) P. Kumm. 1871 |
| synonym | Clitocybe odora f. subsphaerospora M. Lange 1955 |
| synonym | Clitocybe odora var. alba J.E. Lange 1930 |
| synonym | Clitocybe odora var. albidovirens Raithelh. 1971 |
| synonym | Clitocybe odora var. fallax Kuyper 1996 |
| synonym | Clitocybe odora var. pacifica Kauffman 1928 |
| synonym | Clitocybe odora var. subappenina Voglino |
| synonym | Clitocybe trogii (Fr.) Sacc. 1887 |
| synonym | Clitocybe virens (Scop.) Sacc. 1887 |
| synonym | Clitocybe viridis (Huds.) Gillet 1874 |
| synonym | Geophila aeruginosa (Curtis) Quél. 1886 |
| synonym | Gymnopus odorus (Bull.) Gray 1821 |
| synonym | Lepista odora (Bull.) Harmaja 1976 |
| synonym | Mycena virens (Scop.) Quél. 1886 |
| synonym | Psalliota aeruginosa (Curtis) P. Kumm. 1871 |
| synonym | Rubeolarius odorus (Bull.) Raithelh. 1981 |
🗒 Common Names
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📚 Overview
Description
Mata, M, Penjor, Dawa & Pradhan, Sabitra. Fungi of Bhutan. Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, Department of Agiculutre, National Mushroom Centre, Semtokha. 2010
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📚 Nomenclature and Classification
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📚 Natural History
Miscellaneous Details
Comments
The blue-green to dull greenish colour helps to identify this species immediately in the field. The other anisescented Clitocybe is never blue-green. C. aeruginosa has a greenish cap, but has white spores and does not smell like anise.
Mata, M, Penjor, Dawa & Pradhan, Sabitra. Fungi of Bhutan. Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, Department of Agiculutre, National Mushroom Centre, Semtokha. 2010
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📚 Habitat and Distribution
General Habitat
Growing scattered or gregariously on litters or terrestrial
Mata, M, Penjor, Dawa & Pradhan, Sabitra. Fungi of Bhutan. Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, Department of Agiculutre, National Mushroom Centre, Semtokha. 2010
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📚 Occurrence
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📚 Demography and Conservation
📚 Uses and Management
Uses
Posionous
Mata, M, Penjor, Dawa & Pradhan, Sabitra. Fungi of Bhutan. Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, Department of Agiculutre, National Mushroom Centre, Semtokha. 2010
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🐾 Taxonomy
| Root | Root |
| Kingdom | Fungi |
| Phylum | Basidiomycota |
| Class | Agaricomycetes |
| Order | Agaricales |
| Family | Tricholomataceae |
| Genus | Clitocybe |
| Species | Clitocybe odora (Bull.) P. Kumm. 1871 |
📊 Temporal Distribution
📷 Related Observations
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