Clitocybe tarda
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| Clitocybe tarda | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Clitocybaceae |
| Genus: | Clitocybe |
| Species: | C. tarda |
| Binomial name | |
| Clitocybe tarda Peck | |
| Clitocybe tarda | |
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| Mycological characteristics | |
 | Gills on hymenium |
 | Cap is convex |
 | Hymenium is adnate or decurrent |
 | Stipe is bare |
 | Spore print is pink |
 | Ecology is saprotrophic |
 | Edibility is unknown |
Clitocybe tarda is a species of mushroom. A 1896 source opined that the mushroom should be called Clitopilus tardus.[1] The species is possibly a synonym of Lepista sordida.[2]
The pinkish caps are 2–8 centimetres (3⁄4–3+1⁄4 in) wide and brownish closer to the center.[3] The pale gills usually become more decurrent with age.[3] The stalks are 2–6 cm long and 3–8 mm wide, sometimes with clusters of pale tomentum.[4] The flesh is thin[5] and brittle, and the cap tastes bitter.[citation needed] The spore print is pinkish.[6] It resembles Laccaria sp.,[6] Collybia nuda and C. brunneocephala.[4]
Clusters of this species can be found in areas that are used for agriculture or filled with grass.[3] It can be found from July to November in southeastern North America, and October to December on the West Coast.[6]
It has been claimed as edible, but is difficult to identify,[7] is unsubstantial, and does not have a pleasant taste.[8]