Trooping funnel or Giant 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 very large: 8-20 cm across, convex with an inrolled margin in young mushrooms, later becoming funnel-shaped with a sunken center and a characteristic small brown bump in the central hollow. The color is pale ochre, creamy-reddish, darker in wet weather and lighter in dry weather. The surface is silky-matte and smooth; the margin is often wavy and slightly wrinkled.

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, strongly decurrent down the stem. Whitish to cream, turning cream-ochre with age. The spore print is white to pale cream.

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: 5-15 cm tall, 2-4 cm thick, cylindrical or thickening toward the base, often with white mycelial fuzz at the bottom. Whitish to cream, matching the cap. The surface is smooth or has fine lengthwise fibers. No ring. The stem flesh is firm, hollow in old mushrooms.

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, white, firm and meaty. It doesn't change color when cut. It has a pleasant nutty-fruity taste. In old mushrooms it's slightly sourish.

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.

A distinct, pleasant mushroomy-nutty smell with a note of ripe apple. One of the most fragrant of the forest Clitocybe. The taste is delicate with a sweetish note.