Clitocybe odora var. odora
Der Führer in die Pilzkunde, 121. 1871.
Clitocybe odora var. pacifica
Pap. Mich. Acad. Sci. 8: 196. 1928.
Common Name: none
For descriptions see Bigelow & 'California Mushrooms'.
Scattered to gregarious in duff in conifer or mixed forests; fruiting from late fall to winter primarily in the Sierra Nevada and Cascade Ranges, occasionally along the coast.
Edible.
The strong anise-like odor and distinctive bluish green to greyish green coloration make this mushroom easy to identify. Two varieties of Clitocybe odora are found in California: var. odora with white to buff gills and stipe, and var. pacifica with greyish green to bluish green gills and stipe.
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