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| synonyms: Conifer Tuft, Graublättriger Schwefelkopf, Hypholome capnoïde |
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| location: North America, Europe |
| edibility: Poisonous/Suspect |
| fungus colour: Brown, Grey to beige |
| normal size: 5-15cm |
| cap type: Convex to shield shaped |
| stem type: Ring on stem |
| spore colour: Purplish to black |
| habitat: Grows on wood |
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Hypholoma capnoides (Fr. ex Fr.) Kummer Syn Naemateloma capnoides (Fr.) Kar. Graublättriger Schwefelkopf Hypholome capnoïde Conifer Tuft. Cap 2–6cm across, convex with an indistinct umbo, pale ochraceous flushed tan in the centre, margin buff. Stem 40–100 x 5–10mm, ochraceous buff flushed tan from base up, with white cortinal zone. Flesh yellowish. Taste sweetish, smell not distinctive. Gills whitish at first then greyish-lilac. Cheilocystidia thin-walled, cylindric, hair-like. Pleurocystidia broadly clavate with beak-like apex. Spore print dark brown. Spores ellipsoid-ovate with a distinct pore, 7–8 x 4–5um. Habitat conifer stumps. Season spring to late autumn. Uncommon. Said to be edible -avoid. Distribution, America and Europe. |
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