Hypholoma capnoides
| Hypholoma capnoides | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Strophariaceae |
| Genus: | Hypholoma |
| Species: | H. capnoides
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| Binomial name | |
| Hypholoma capnoides | |
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Hypholoma capnoides | |
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 | Gills on hymenium |
 | Cap is convex |
 | Hymenium is adnate |
 | Stipe has a ring |
 | Spore print is purple-brown |
 | Ecology is saprotrophic |
 | Edibility is not recommended |
Hypholoma capnoides[1] is a mushroom in the family Strophariaceae. Found in both the Old and New World, it grows on decaying wood and is edible, though may resemble some poisonous species.
Description
[edit]The cap is up to 8 centimetres (3 inches) in diameter with yellow-to-orange-brownish or matt yellow colour, sometimes viscid.[2] It is convex then flattens in age.[3] The stipe is yellowish, somewhat rust-brown below. The mushroom grows to 10 cm (4 in) tall. The flesh is yellow.[3] The taste is mild, compared to most Hypholomas which are bitter.[4]
The gills are initially pale orangish-yellow, pale grey when mature, later darker purple/brown. The spore print is dark burgundy to brown.
Similar species
[edit]The poisonous sulphur tuft is more common in many areas. H. capnoides has greyish gills due to the dark color of its spores, whereas sulphur tuft has greenish gills. It could also perhaps be confused with the deadly Galerina marginata or the good edible Kuehneromyces mutabilis.[4]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]Like its poisonous relative H. fasciculare ('sulphur tuft'), H. capnoides grows in clusters on decaying wood,[2] for example in tufts on old tree stumps, in North America, Europe, and Asia.[2]
Edibility
[edit]Though edible when cooked,[5][3] it could be confused with some poisonous species.
References
[edit]- ^ Kummer P (1871) Führ. Pilzk. (Zwickau): 72.
- ^ a b c Trudell, Steve; Ammirati, Joe (2009). Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest. Timber Press Field Guides. Portland, OR: Timber Press. p. 206. ISBN 978-0-88192-935-5.
- ^ a b c Francis-Baker, Tiffany (2021). Concise Foraging Guide. The Wildlife Trusts. London: Bloomsbury. p. 167. ISBN 978-1-4729-8474-6.
- ^ a b Gerhardt E (2006) BLV Handbuch Pilze. BLV, München. Seite 244. ISBN 3-8354-0053-3.
- ^ Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 216. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.