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Gymnopus

Gymnopus dryophilus

Photo by mauna Kunzah
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Field Notes

Description:

Yellow-capped mushroom with concentric regions of dark and light. Somewhat translucent cap. May be 1-2" tall.

Habitat:

Temperate woodland. This fungus grows on detritis, on the ground.

Notes:

Unfortunately, I have no stipe shot. Also, an animal ate some of the cap.

Reference Links:

Paddestoelen in Nederland: Eikebladzwammetje - Collybia dryophila

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (7)
mauna Kunzah
Thank you for all of the info, TheMiesMeister! ID will be updated soon enough.
MichelBeeckman
I don't think it's Hypholoma fasciculare, for H. fasciculare is not hygrophaneous (I don't know if it is the correct term in English). It means that the cap changes color when it dries up. Some Psathyrella and Panaeolus species have this trait. Aswel as Gymnopus dryophilus (formerly known as Collybia dryophilla), the Russet toughshank. (http://www.mycofiel.nl/detail/collybia%20dryophila.html). It's a very variable species, but it has the hygrophaneous cap and mostly grows under Oak (Quercus sp.) and other deciduous trees.
AntónioGinjaGinja
almost every spotting i haved are groups of them ,but see this one http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/17364267 :-)
mauna Kunzah
Thank you very much for the ID, António; I've updated the ID. I'm just unsure about one thing: I read that sulphur tuft usually grows in bunches. This one was a lone mushroom.
AntónioGinjaGinja
you are welcome Mauna,after another look and after some google image search i now can tell you almost 100% that is a Sulphur tuft Hypholoma fasciculare,so iam going to suggest you that id :-)
mauna Kunzah
Thank you, António! It was almost exactly a year ago that I saw this, so I sadly do not remember the gills. I think the mushroom was in a hard to reach spot so I couldn't check. Maybe this can be simply ID'd as "Hypholoma sp."?
AntónioGinjaGinja
Very nice spotting Mauna,do you remember of seing the gills?if they where heavy brown,its probably a Sulphur tuft Hypholoma fasciculare,without that info is very dificult to say

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