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Hypholoma fasciculare
Hypholoma fasciculare, commonly known as the sulphur tuft, sulfur tuft or clustered woodlover, is a common woodland mushroom, often in evidence when hardly any other mushrooms are to be found.
This saprophagic small gill fungus grows prolifically in large clumps on stumps, dead roots or rotting trunks of broadleaved trees. The "Sulphur Tuft" is bitter and poisonous; consuming it can cause vomiting, diarrhea and convulsions. Hypholoma fasciculare grows prolifically on the dead wood of both deciduous and coniferous trees. It is more commonly found on decaying deciduous wood due to the lower lignin content of this wood relative to coniferous wood. Hypholoma fasciculare is widespread and abundant in northern Europe and North America. It has been recorded from Iran, and also eastern Anatolia in Turkey. It can appear anytime from spring to autum
Spotted in a mix forest of eucalypthus,oaks and pine trees,near my house
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We did have rains. Not as much though.
It's raining in california?without rain is a more rae finding,keep the searching there is allways some fungi hiden in the most humble hole :-)
I went for a mushroom walk today ,but did'nt see any.
Thanks Hemma :-) i'am in love with the mushrooms :-) i still find new,or olds like this one ones ,almost every day
awesome!