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Sweetbread Mushroom (Clitopilus prunulus) — mushroom identification photo

Sweetbread Mushroom

Clitopilus prunulus

✓ Edible
Always verify identification with multiple features before consuming
Cap color
White to pale grey
Cap size
6–15 cm
Gill color
White becoming pink, deeply decurrent
Gill attachment
Decurrent
Stem
White, short, stout, solid
Texture
Firm, white, mealy-smelling flesh
Habitat
Deciduous and mixed woodland edges, grassy areas
Peak season
Summer–Fall

Key Identification Features

Preparation Notes

Strong mealy odor; cook thoroughly; confirm pink spore print before consuming; do not confuse with white Clitocybe species

Regions Found

Region data not available

Look-Alikes

No documented look-alikes on record.

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