Leucopaxillus tricolor or Giant funnel

Cap 8–25 cm, hemispherical in young mushrooms, then flattening to plano-convex. Color creamy yellowish, ochre, slightly darker in the center. The surface is matte, felty to the touch, slightly sticky in wet weather. The margins are often inrolled in young mushrooms and wavy in mature ones.

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.

Gills attached to the stem and often slightly decurrent. Color cream to pale yellowish, crowded. Spore print white. A characteristic feature: the gills separate easily from the cap flesh (a typical trait of the genus Leucopaxillus).

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

Stem massive: 6–15 cm tall, 2–5 cm thick, cylindrical, often with a bulbous base. Color white to cream, sometimes brownish in the lower part. No ring or volva. Very dense — it feels like wood.

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.

Flesh creamy yellowish, very dense in young mushrooms, becoming crumbly in mature ones. When cut it does NOT change color noticeably. Fibrous texture.

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.

Smell faint, pleasantly mushroomy, with a hint of forest litter in young ones. Taste — characteristically slightly bitter, especially in mature specimens. In young ones the bitterness is milder.

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.