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Tawny Funnel
Edible 
Autumn 
Summer 
Tawney Funnel, Paralepista flaccida.
A very common mushroom to find in Autumn but the taste lets it down. If anybody can make them taste good, please let us know!
| Mushroom Type | |
| Common Names | Tawny Funnel (EN), Twmffat / Twndish Melyngoch (CY), Gąsówka Rudawa (PL), Rozsdasárga Tölcsérgomba (HU) |
| Scientific Name | Paralepista flaccida |
| Synonyms | Clitocybe flaccida, Lepista flaccida |
| Season Start | Jul |
| Season End | Nov |
| Average Mushroom height (CM) | 10 |
| Average Cap width (CM) | 10 |
Please note that each and every mushroom you come across may vary in appearance to these photos.
Cap
Tawny-buff-yellow in colour with thin flesh. Funnel shaped with an inrolled margin and quite often low points around the edges.
Gills
Very decurrent and crowded. White-yellow, lighter than the cap.
Stem
Lighter in colour than the cap with a ‘woolly’ base.
Flesh
Thin and pale cream-tan.
Habitat
Most woodland. Can grow individually or in rings.
Possible Confusion
The Common Funnel (Infundibulicybe gibba) which is paler but both are edible.
Spore Print
White-cream. Subglobose. You should scrape your spores into a small pile to get an accurate spore colour.
Taste / Smell
Not great, has a bit of a citrus acidic flavour.
Frequency
Common.
3 comments for Tawny Funnel
I have several on my lawn which fit this description perfectly except that the top surface of them is blue like mouldy bread , all of them from first appearing. Do you know why that would be ?
It could be another fungus growing on them but without seeing them, I couldn’t say.
Has anyone got any recipe suggestions for these?