Sulphur Tuft
Poisonous 
Autumn 
Spring 
Summer 
Winter 
A very common Autumn mushroom you’ll see on every foray in the woods.
| Mushroom Type | |
| Common Names | Sulphur Tuft (EN), Torth Felen (CY), Maślanka Wiązkowa (PL), Sárga Kénvirággomba (HU) |
| Scientific Name | Hypholoma fasciculare |
| Season Start | All Year |
| Season End | All Year |
| Average Mushroom height (CM) | 3-8 |
| Average Cap width (CM) | 2-6 |
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.
Gills
Gills sulphur yellow becoming olive/green/brown and darkening. Notched (sinuate) and crowded.
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.
Flesh
Cream to yellow.
Habitat
Grows on most types of tree stumps in large clusters.
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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