Species · GBIF taxon 3293632
Sulphur Tuft
Hypholoma fasciculareAlso known as Clustered Woodlover
Sulphur tufts are vibrant, wood-decaying fungi that carpet rotting logs and stumps in dense, crowded clusters throughout the year. Their bright greenish-yellow caps and contrasting olive-green gills make them a striking sight in damp woodlands. These saprotrophic mushrooms play a vital role in forest ecosystems by breaking down tough lignin and cellulose in dead hardwood.
FungusToxicWoodland
1 / 7- diet
- Saprotrophic (decomposing wood)
- family
- Strophariaceae
- threats
- Habitat loss through intensive forestry and removal of deadwood
- life Span
- Mycelium lives for decades; individual fruiting bodies last 1 to 2 weeks
NE
Highly toxic if consumed. Many edible mushrooms have toxic look-alikes; never eat wild fungi based on app identification alone.
Contains fasciculol toxins that cause severe vomiting, diarrhea, and temporary paralysis if ingested.
Do not harvest for consumption. Wash hands after handling, though touching the mushroom is not harmful.- Spore Print: Take a spore print on white paper to reveal the diagnostic dark purple-brown spore color.
- Check the Gills: Look underneath the cap to observe the distinctive greenish-yellow tint on the gills.
- Observe the Cluster: Note how the stems fuse together at the base, a classic growth habit of this fungus.