Giant funnel or Clouded funnel

Cap very large: 8-30 cm across, convex with an inrolled margin when young, becoming funnel-shaped over time with a depressed center; the margin is often wavy and slightly wrinkled. Color white to cream, developing pale ochre patches with age. In young mushrooms the surface is silky and glossy, in mature ones matte; the skin may crack slightly in dry spells. The skin is firm and does not peel.

The cap is large: 8-20 cm across, hemispherical to convex in young mushrooms, with an inrolled margin, later flattening out with a small bump in the center. The color is smoky gray, mouse-gray, darker in wet weather and lighter in dry weather. The surface is silky-matte, with a thin whitish bloom (as if dusted with flour). The cap margin is often wavy and curled downward.

Gilled hymenophore. Gills crowded, thin, strongly decurrent down the stem. Color white to cream, becoming creamy ochre with age. Spore print white.

The underside has gills. The gills are crowded, thin, decurrent down the stem. Whitish to cream, turning cream-ochre with age. The spore print is white to pale cream. The gills detach easily from the cap — a characteristic feature of the genus.

Stem robust: 5-15 cm tall, 3-6 cm thick, cylindrical or thickening toward the base, with white mycelial fuzz at the bottom. Color white to cream. Surface smooth or with fine lengthwise fibers. No ring. Stem flesh very firm, hollow in old specimens.

The stem is sturdy: 5-10 cm tall, 2-4 cm thick, cylindrical or thickening toward the base. White to dirty grayish-cream. The surface is lengthwise fibrous, with white mycelial fuzz at the base. No ring. The stem flesh is firm, becoming hollow with age.

Flesh thick, white, very firm, meaty. Does not change color when cut. It has a pleasant mushroomy, nutty flavor with delicate sweet notes. Old mushrooms have a slightly sourish aftertaste.

The flesh is thick and white, firm in young mushrooms and looser in old ones. It doesn't change color when cut. It has a distinct mealy smell and a mild taste.

Strong, pleasant and mushroomy, with a hint of fresh flour or nuts. One of the signature aromas of large meadow mushrooms. Taste mild, delicate in young specimens.

Strongly mealy, with a hint of cucumber — typical of the species. In old mushrooms it's sourish and unpleasant. The smell is so distinctive that it's used as a diagnostic feature for identification in the field.