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Sulphur tuft

Hypholoma fasciculare

Description:

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.

Habitat:

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

Notes:

Spotted in river Homem félinhos beach,growing in a old trunk

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5 Comments

Thanks Jared and Meisterheim Family for your nice comments

Meisterheim Family
Meisterheim Family 11 years ago

Wow

JC_Forester
JC_Forester 11 years ago

Yes, I think it may actually show red colors at time... Very poisonous!

Thanks Jared,it is very common and during a large period of time,it show up in a huge range of collours stages,depending of the "age"

JC_Forester
JC_Forester 11 years ago

As this mushroom ages it changes to a greenish blue hue. Nice Photos!

Braga, Portugal

Spotted on Feb 14, 2013
Submitted on Apr 18, 2013

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