Aniseed Toadstool

Clitocybe odora has a bluish-green to greenish-gray cap and a strong anise scent. Its pale gills are usually attached to or run slightly down the stem, giving it a funnel-like appearance as it matures.

The Aniseed Toadstool grows in deciduous and coniferous woodland, often among leaf litter. In Britain and Ireland it is commonly recorded from late summer into autumn.

Field guides describe Clitocybe odora as edible, but only when the identification is certain. Faded specimens and similar funnel mushrooms can create confusion, so smell, cap color, gills, habitat, and expert confirmation all matter.

Clitocybe odora has the characteristic anise smell and pale cream to greenish gills. Stropharia aeruginosa has a sticky green-blue cap and darker brown spores, and it does not have the same aniseed odor.