Names, authorship and dates from Index Fungorum.

• BasidiomycotaPhylum
• └─ AgaricomycetesClass
• └─ AgaricalesOrder
• └─ ClitocybaceaeFamily
• └─ CollybiaGenus

Higher ranks from Index Fungorum.

not recorded

On leaf and needle litter in broadleaf and coniferous forest

⚠ Before you pickWild fungi may be taken in small quantities for your own use (§39(3) BNatSchG) — but not in nature reserves or national parks, on closed land or on farmland in use, and never for sale (§39(4)). In Bavaria this right is anchored in Art. 141(3) of the state constitution and is limited to locally customary amounts; the competent authority is the district nature-conservation authority (untere Naturschutzbehörde). Local signs and ordinances come first.

Species protection from BArtSchV Annex 1 and §2(1), retrieved 2026-10-15; Red List from Dämmrich et al. (2016) (BfN / Rote-Liste-Zentrum). Not legal advice — local rules and signage may be stricter. BArtSchV Annex 1 · Red List data

not recorded

Poisonous — suspected of causing the muscarine syndrome; to be avoided in any case because of the risk of confusion

• ▸ Lead-white cap with a matt, frosted (varnished) surface, later with brownish stains
• ▸ Decurrent, whitish to cream gills
• ▸ White, fibrous, spongy stem
• ▸ Grows in groups, often in fairy rings, in litter-rich forest

The commonest of the white, frosted clitocybes — a group that field guides recommend collectors avoid entirely.