How to tell Field mushroom from Fool's funnel

The cap is 2-5 cm across, convex in young mushrooms, becoming flat and spread out or slightly funnel-shaped with a thin wavy margin. The color is whitish to cream, with characteristic pinkish-cream concentric zones or streaks from the center to the margin — a diagnostic feature. The surface is silky-matte; in wet weather the skin is somewhat sticky.

Cap 5–15 cm across, spherical in young mushrooms, then flat or slightly umbonate. The surface is white or slightly creamy and cracks in dry weather. Fibrous scales may appear as it matures. The margin is inrolled at first, then straight.

Gilled hymenophore. The gills are crowded and thin, decurrent down the stem (a feature typical of the genus Clitocybe). Whitish to pale pink. The spore print is white.

Gills free (not reaching the stem), crowded, delicate pink at first, then bright pink, and chocolate-brown or blackish in mature mushrooms. The pink color of the gills is a key safety feature that distinguishes the field mushroom from poisonous species with white gills.

The stem is 2-5 cm tall, 0.4-0.8 cm thick, slender, cylindrical, often curved. Whitish to cream, with white mycelial fuzz at the base. The surface is smooth, with no ring.

Stem 4–8 cm tall, 1–2 cm thick, cylindrical, solid, straight. White in color. A characteristic firm membranous ring in the middle of the stem. No volva.

The flesh is thin, white, watery and brittle. It does not change color when cut. A faint, sweetish smell and mild taste — dangerously "normal".

Flesh firm, white, turns slightly pink when cut or stays unchanged. It does not turn yellow (yellowing is a sign of poisonous species). The taste is pleasant and richly mushroomy.

Faint, sweetish and not distinctive. Nothing alarming. The taste is mild. Neither smell nor taste gives away that it is poisonous.

Smell pronounced, anise-almond with mushroomy notes. This is one of the most aromatic wild mushrooms. With cooking the aroma intensifies and can dominate the dish.