SULPHUR TUFT

Hypholoma fasciculare

Tuft Family [Strophariaceae]  

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20th Sept 2009, Dunham Massey Deer Park, Cheshire. Photo: © RWD
Usually grows in tufts on dead wood, but here growing singly amidst grass.


20th Sept 2009, Dunham Massey Deer Park, Cheshire. Photo: © RWD
The only mushroom with yellowish-greenish gills.


20th Sept 2009, Dunham Massey Deer Park, Cheshire. Photo: © RWD
The mushroom has a two-toned cap, brownish at the apex, and buff-coloured towards the periphery. There can be a raised dimple near the centre.


20th Sept 2009, Dunham Massey Deer Park, Cheshire. Photo: © RWD
The gills are fairly widely separated. The stem can be greenish or fawn.


Some similarities to : Parrot Waxcap.

Slight resemblance to : Conifer Tuft.

Distinguishing Feature : Yellowish-green gills.


SULPHUR TUFT

Hypholoma fasciculare

Tuft Family [Strophariaceae]  

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