Step into October's woods and meet two unforgettable mushroom tribes: the elegant Funnel-caps (Clitocybe) and the resilient Toughshanks (Collybia/Gymnopus). From the anise-scented, blue-green C. odora to towering troops of C. geotropa, funnel-caps span whites, tans, and tawny browns with gills that run down their stems. Beware the ivory lookalikes, C. dealbata and C. rivulosa, small, pale, and deceptively placed among edible rings. Toughshanks trade perfume for durability: penny-like caps on long elastic stems, woolly-footed clusters, and spotted, springy giants that form dramatic rings under conifers. Colors shift from clay to fox-red, sometimes even purplish, and a few species live on other fungi. Learn how scent, texture, habitat, and cap shape turn confusion into recognition on a crisp autumn ramble.
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