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Sulphur Tuft
Hypholoma fasciculare
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
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Easily confused with
Brick CapHypholoma lateritium
Honey MushroomArmillaria mellea
Velvet FootFlammulina velutipes
Common Stump BrittlestemPsathyrella piluliformis
mica capCoprinellus micaceus
fairy ring marasmiusMarasmius oreades
western jack-o'-lanternOmphalotus olivascens
clustered bonnetMycena inclinata
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 59,611 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 52,481 |
| California | 9,520 |
| United Kingdom | 3,889 |
| Washington | 3,826 |
| England | 3,252 |
| British Columbia | 3,117 |
| Oregon | 3,005 |
| Germany | 2,483 |
| Australia | 1,310 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Ecological
- DecomposerBreaks down dead organic matter, recycling nutrientsFrom its classification
Group and habits
- Toxic to humansListed as toxic or not suitable as food for humans by a harvested source.FungiTastic metadata
- Grows on woodDescends from a fungal lineage whose members commonly grow on wood.FUNGuild fungal ecology database
Edibility, toxicity and medicinal traits are records from datasets, not advice. Never eat, handle or use a wild species on the strength of an app.
Classification
| Kingdom | Fungi Including Lichens · Fungi |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Basidiomycete Fungi · Basidiomycota |
| Class | Mushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies · Agaricomycetes |
| Order | Common Gilled Mushrooms and Allies · Agaricales |
| Family | Strophariaceae |
| Genus | Hypholoma |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: FungiTastic metadata (BSD-3-Clause repository; dataset terms require verification)
- Traits: FUNGuild fungal ecology database (License not stated by source)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Sulphur Tuft with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.