Club-foot Ampulloclitocybe clavipes
edible with restrictions
Club-shaped stem base, often turning yellowish; edible with restrictions, and only after thorough cooking.
View on the mapIdentification in 5 steps
The clouded funnel is a large, grey funnel cap with a mealy smell. It is poisonous and causes gastrointestinal upset.
SeasonSeptember to November
Spore printwhitish
FamilyTricholomataceae
- Cap. The cap is 5 to 12 cm wide, cloud grey, funnel-shaped, often with a wavy margin.
- Underside. The gills are whitish, decurrent, slightly yellowish with age.
- Stem, ring and volva. The stem is whitish, often blotchy, with no ring and no volva.
- Smell and taste. It smells mealy to unpleasantly sweetish. Never taste it.
- Flesh and colour change. The flesh is whitish and does not change colour.
Lookalikes
A large grey funnel cap with an unpleasant smell; poisonous, and not to be mistaken for the edible trooping funnel.
Blue green anise mushroom Clitocybe odora
edible with restrictions
Blue-green cap and aniseed scent; edible with restrictions.
View on the mapTrooping funnel Infundibulicybe geotropa
edible
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Cream-coloured cap with a bump, pleasant smell, edible.
View on the mapSide by side
| Clouded funnel | Club-foot | Blue green anise mushroom | Trooping funnel | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cap | cloud grey, 5 to 12 cm | grey to yellowish, large | blue-green | cream, 5 to 15 cm |
| Underside | whitish gills | whitish gills | whitish gills | whitish gills |
| Stem | whitish, no ring | club-shaped base | slender | club-shaped base |
| Flesh | mealy smell | mealy | aniseed | pleasant |
| Edibility | Poisonous | edible with restrictions | edible with restrictions | edible |
Habitat & Season
Humus-rich soils in deciduous woods. Lowlands to mountain forest.
Host trees
Deciduous trees, especially beech.
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possible good main season
Autumn in deciduous woods.
Mushroom regions with a daily forecast
There are no records per region for this species yet. The country pages lead to all regions with a daily forecast.
Safety
Never eat a mushroom you have not identified with certainty. Poisonous mushroom: do not eat it. If you suspect someone has eaten it, call the emergency number and the poison centre immediately.
Advice for your country
Ireland
Poison centre:
National Poisons Information Centre (public line)(01) 809 2166
Emergency: 112 · 999
Germany
Poison centre:
Emergency: 112
Mushroom advice: DGfM: find a mushroom expert. Certified mushroom experts of the German Mycological Society (DGfM).
Collecting rules: Mushrooms that are not specially protected may be collected in small quantities for personal use unless a protected area or ban applies. Certain specially protected edible species (e.g. cep, chanterelle, birch bolete) may be collected in small quantities for personal use.
Austria
Poison centre:
Vergiftungsinformationszentrale (VIZ)01 406 43 43
Emergency: 112 · 144
Mushroom advice: Austrian Mycological Society (ÖMG): mushroom advice. Mushroom advice by the Austrian Mycological Society or regional services such as municipal market offices.
Collecting rules: At most 2 kg of mushrooms per person per day unless the forest owner has prohibited collecting; organised collecting events are prohibited. Additional state rules apply (collecting hours, closed seasons), e.g. Carinthia, Tyrol, Vorarlberg, Salzburg.
Conservation and collecting rules
Not specially protected.
Salzburg: Collecting poisonous mushrooms is banned, except single specimens for identification.
Poisoning
ToxinUnknown toxins with a gastrointestinal effect.
SyndromeGastrointestinal syndrome.
SymptomsNausea, vomiting, stomach cramps and diarrhoea, sometimes dizziness.
OnsetUsually within a few hours of the meal.
What to do now: This is an emergency, even if there are no symptoms yet. Go to a hospital immediately or call 999 / 112 and the poison centre (NHS 111, England). Do not wait to see whether symptoms appear, and do not be misled by an apparent improvement. Do not induce vomiting. Keep leftover mushrooms, cleaning scraps and vomit, and tell everyone who shared the meal.
Frequently asked questions
Is the clouded funnel edible?
No, it is poisonous.
Is it mistaken for the trooping funnel?
The trooping funnel is cream-coloured with a bump and a pleasant smell.
What should I do if I have eaten it?
Call the emergency number and the poison centre immediately.
Related species
- Fool's funnel Clitocybe rivulosa
- Clitocybe quisquiliarum Clitocybe quisquiliarum
- Blue green anise mushroom Clitocybe odora
- Spotted tricholoma Tricholoma pardinum
- Man on horseback Tricholoma equestre
- Sulphur knight Tricholoma sulphureum
Sources
Photo credits
- Photo: Bernd Haynold · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Club-foot: Photo: Paul Derbyshire (Twizzler) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Blue green anise mushroom: Photo: Dendrofil · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Trooping funnel: Photo: Albarubescens · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
No substitute for having your finds checked in person. No guarantee of accuracy. Updated: 17.10.2026.