Fairy Circle
On my evening walk around my yard, this circle of mushrooms appeared. Wow! Of course I am excited to have such a magical visitation spring to the surface in my own small realm, but I am also curious, does anyone know what kind of mushroom these are? Thanks in advance for any information.
Clitocybe infundibuliformis (literally funnel-shaped Clitocybe). Also known as
Clitocybe gibba, and
Infundibulicybe gibba.
Edible, very good if you boil it 5-8 minutes in hot water + 10% vinegar + 2 tbsp salt, dry out on a towel, and pack out in a jar with some grains of black pepper, laurel leaves, and top the jar to the brim with superior quality olive oil.
You will need 10 times as many mushrooms to fill up a small 250 g jar, though.
I am not posting a photo of these mushrooms in a jar, because the photo has not been taken in May 2019. We usually find them in the Alps in July-August, and abt the same period in Norway. Jars will never survive our appetite 'til next May...
Not to be confused with Clitocybe dealbata, which is more whitish and is toxic.
Look up these links:
https://www.funghiitaliani.it/topic/15081-infundibulicybe-gibba/https://www.funghiitaliani.it/topic/16587-clitocybe-dealbata/Ciao from Massimo