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Hypholoma fasciculare — Sulfur Tuft — Strophariaceae


Small to medium mushroom. Conical or bell-shaped cap maturing to umbonate to planar, not viscid, smooth, various colors including sulfur-yellow or greenish-yellow, reddish-brown, margin with wispy veil remnants. Gills attached, sometimes separating, sulfur-colored to darker, dusted with fallen spores, short-gills present. Stalk taller than cap diameter, slender, equal or tapering at base, yellow or tan, stained with age. Veil thin, sometimes leaving a zone on stalk which is darkened by spores. Saprophytic.

Synonym: Naematoloma fasciculare

Habitat: Tufts or clusters, decaying wood, sometimes deeply buried, hardwoods and conifers.

Scent: Not distinctive

Spores: Purple-brown

Season: Autumn to Winter



Picture

Conical cap, small umbo
Miller Peninsula State Park

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