A very common Autumn mushroom you’ll see on every foray in the woods.
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Sulphur Tuft
Sulphur Tuft
| Mushroom Type | |
| Common Names |
Sulphur Tuft (EN), Torth Felen (CY), Maślanka Wiązkowa (PL), Sárga Kénvirággomba (HU) |
| Scientific Name |
Hypholoma fasciculare |
| Season Start |
All |
| Season End |
All |
| Average Mushroom height (CM) |
3-8 |
| Average Cap width (CM) |
2-6 |
Please note that each and every mushroom you come across may vary in appearance to these photos.
Cap
2-6 cm. Conical. Sulphur yellow paling towards the edge aging to yellow/brown. Slight remains of veil often left hanging from the edges.
Stem
3-8 cm long, 0.3-0.8 cm diameter. Sulphur yellow, darker at the base, pale towards the cap. Usually curved as the stem tends to start growing horizontally from a tree stump.
Possible Confusion
With the dirty olive coloured gills it should be an easy to identify mushroom although being yellow, it is occasionally identified as a Chanterelle (Cantherellus friesii, pictured) by novice foragers.
Spore Print
Purple/brown. Ellipsoid. You should scrape your spores into a small pile to get an accurate spore colour.
Taste / Smell
Very bitter.
Frequency
Very common.
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