Clitocybe phyllophila. Fr.
The Leaf-Loving Clitocybe. Edible.
Phyllophila means leaf and fond of. It is so called because it is found on leaves in the woods during wet weather.
The pileus is one and a half to three inches in diameter, whitish-tan, rather fleshy, convex, then plane, at length depressed, even, dry, noticeably white around the margin.
The gills are attached to the stem, decurrent especially after the cap is depressed, somewhat distant, rather broad, white, becoming yellowish or ocher tinged, thin.
The stem is two to three inches long, stuffed, becoming hollow, silky, rather tough, whitish. The spores are elliptical., 6×4µ.
The whitish-tan cap with its white, silvery zone near the margin will serve to identify the species. August to October.
Clitocybe cyathiformis. Bull.
The Cup-Shaped Clitocybe. Edible.
Cyathiformis is from cyathus, a drinking cup; formis, form or shape.