The stem is two to three inches long, solid, smooth, nearly equal, somewhat paler than the cap, and inclined to be villous at the base.
The spores are nearly globose, 4–5µ.
This plant is sometimes found in mixed woods, but it seems to prefer pine trees. It has a wide distribution, found in the east and south as well as the west. I have found it in several localities in Ohio. Found from July to September.
Clitocybe flaccida. Sow.
The Limp Clitocybe. Edible.
Figure 74.—Clitocybe flaccida. One-half natural size.
Flaccida means flabby, limp.
The pileus is two to three inches broad, rather fleshy, thin, limp, umbilicate, then funnel-shaped, even, smooth, sometimes cracking into minute scales, tawny or rust-colored, margin broadly reflexed.