Edibility:

Edible


Eating notes: 

The strong Aniseed/Fennel flavour of this mushroom make it more useful dried as a spice or condiment. It could also be added to dishes where Fennel might be used (for example with fish).


Preserving: 

Dries easily. 



                        



Description


Cap: 

3-8cm Pale blue-green. Initially, convex but quickly flattening and becoming irregularly wavy at the margin. 


Gills: 

Close and slightly decurrent. White with a hint of the cap colour.


Stem: 

Often curved and hollowing with age. Finely downy at the base. 


Spores: 

White


Flesh: 

White with slight blue-green tinge. Often flushed pale brown in the base of the stem. Strong smell and taste of Aniseed or Fennel.


Habitat: 

On the ground in deciduous woods.


Frequency: 

Common