Image of Clitocybe odora (Bull.) P. Kumm. 1871

Description:

Slo.: janeeva livka - syn.: Clitocybe viridis (With.) Gillet - Habitat: former pastures, now light mixed wood, Picea abies, Fagus sylvatica, Fraxinus ornus, Corylus avellana dominant; moderately inclined mountain slope, southeast aspect; colluvial, skeletal, calcareous ground; in haft shade; dry and relatively warm place; partly protected from direct rain by tree canopies; average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 8-9 deg C, elevation 635 m (2.080 feet), alpine phytogeographical region. Substratum: soil, under a canopy of Picea abies. Comments: Clitocybe odora is easy to recognize. Blue-greenish appearance and strong characteristic smell on anis are distinctive. Growing scattered, several fruit bodies present; pileus diameter up to 6 cm, stipe length up to 5 cm; taste pleasant, on anis, smell strong on anis, sweets; SP whitish-beige. Spores smooth. Dimensions: 4,9 [5,9 ; 6,4] 7,4 x 3,1 [3,7 ; 3,9] 4,5 microns; Q = 1,3 [1,6 ; 1,7] 1,9; N = 37; C = 95%; Me = 6,1 x 3,8 microns; Qe = 1,6. Olympus CH20, NEA 100x/1.25, magnification 1.000 x, oil, fresh material, in water. AmScope MA500 digital camera. Ref.: (1) Personal communication with Mr. Bojan Rot; www.gobenabovskem.com. (2) J. Breitenbach, F. Kraenzlin, Eds., Fungi of Switzerland, Vol.3. Verlag Mykologia (1991), p 164. (3) R. Phillips, Mushrooms, Macmillan (2006), p 91. 4 (4) M. Bon, Parey's Buch der Pilze, Kosmos (2005), p 136. 6 (5) S. Buczacki, Collins Fungi Guide, Collins (2012), p 166. (6) R. Lueder, Grundkurs Pilzbestimmung, Quelle & Meyer (2008), p 234.