Golden Scalycap / Spring / Autumn / Inedible Scientific Name Pholiota adiposa Common Names Golden Scalycaps, Chestnut mushroom Family Strophariaceae Habitat They can grow both saprophytically and as parasite on living trees. They are most often found on beech. They normally appear in large tufts close to the ground. Description …
Tag: Strophariaceae
Spectacular Rustgill / Summer / Autumn / Winter / Inedible Scientific Name Gymnopilus Junonius Common Names Spectacular Rustgill, Laughing Gym, Laughing Jim. Family Strophariaceae Habitat They are saprotrophic and are most often found on the stumps of deciduous trees, they do occasionally appear on coniferous stumps. Description A large and…
Common Rustgill / Summer / Autumn / Winter / Inedible Scientific Name Gymnopilus Penetrans Common Names Common Rustgill Family Strophariaceae Habitat Nearly always found in coniferous woodlands, they feed on dead material and appear on stumps, logs, woodchip and cones, they typically grow in large clumps. Description A common mushroom…
Sheathed Woodtuft / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Winter / Edible Scientific Name Kuehneromyces Mutabilis Common Names Sheathed Woodtuft, Brown Stew Fungus and Two-toned Pholiota. Family Strophariaceae Habitat They are saprobic, feeding on dead wood, logs and stumps, most often birch. They typically grow in large clumps. They sometimes…