Infundibulicybe geotropa

Infundibulicybe geotropa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Agaricales
Family:	incertae sedis
Genus:	Infundibulicybe
Species:	I. geotropa
Binomial name
Infundibulicybe geotropa (Bull.) Harmaja
Synonyms
Clitocybe geotropa (Bull.) Quél.

Infundibulicybe geotropa Mycological characteristics
	Gills on hymenium
	Cap is depressed
	Hymenium is decurrent
	Stipe is bare
	Spore print is white
	Ecology is saprotrophic
	Edibility is choice

Infundibulicybe geotropa, also known as the trooping funnel or monk's head, is a funnel-shaped toadstool widely found in Europe and (less commonly) in North America. A large sturdy cream- or buff-coloured funnel-shaped mushroom, it grows in mixed woodlands, often in troops or fairy rings, one of which is over half a mile wide. Although edible, it could be confused with some poisonous species of similar colouration and size.