"Sulphur tuft's" and "Brick top's"

Description:

Fungi of the genus Hypholoma are quite well known due to the commonness of Sulphur Tuft (Hypholoma fasciculare) on stumps in temperate woodlands. This species is easily recognizable because the dark spores create a distinctive greenish effect on the yellow cap underside. Hypholoma means "mushrooms with threads" because of the thread-like veil that connects the cap to the stem when young and for the bundles of rhizomorphs which radiate outwards from the stem base. Other well-known species are H. capnoides and H. sublateritium -/- The mushrooms in Hypholoma are partial to colder weather, and are most frequently found in spring and fall, though they will occasionally fruit in the summer. Most of the species are saprobes on wood, and usually grow in dense clusters. Some species, however, are terrestrial--and a few seem to specialize in moss. The spore print is generally dark brown to purple-brown, resulting in dark, purplish brown or purplish gray gills by maturity. Confusion with Stropharia and Psilocybe can occur when species of Hypholoma are not growing in clusters on wood--and confusion with Pholiota can occur when they are. Species of Pholiota, however, tend to have a dull brown to cinnamon brown spore print ( http://www.mushroomexpert.com/hypholoma.... ) ------ above are 2 species together.

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 autumn.-/- This widely distributed mushroom is fairly common, and is often found fruiting in large, striking clusters on the wood of conifers or hardwoods. When fresh, the clustered caps are bright yellow to greenish yellow--as are the gills and stems. The spore print is purple-brown, and with older specimens you can frequently check this out in the field, due to the clustered growth pattern, by simply lifting a few caps that have covered others. Like many other Hypholoma species, Hypholoma fasciculare is most often found in colder weather ( http://www.mushroomexpert.com/hypholoma_... )

Notes:

This fall mushroom can be found growing in tight clusters on hardwood stumps and logs. It is fairly easily recognized by its habitat, its brick-red cap with a paler cap margin, its purple-gray gills, and the way the stem often bruises and stains yellow. If you can catch Hypholoma sublateritium when it's still very young, you can see its partial veil, which mycologists call "submembranous," looking like a cross between a cortina and a more substantial veil ( http://www.mushroomexpert.com/hypholoma_... )