About this fungus
Clustered Blewit is a fungus in the Tricholomataceae family. Its habitat and field characteristics are summarised below.
Pale buff mushrooms packed into dense clusters with stems fused near the base.
What to check
Confirm the clustered habit, attached pale gills, fibrous flesh, pale pink print and lack of ring or volva.
Variation
Caps range from cream to tan and may become wavy or shallowly depressed with age.
Lookalikes
Pale Clitocybe and Leucocybe can look similar and include toxic species. Spore print and microscopy matter.
Habitat and range
A North American litter decomposer in woods, gardens and disturbed soil, often fruiting in conspicuous clusters.
Food safety
Inedible.