Sulphur Tuft

Hypholoma

The Sulphur Tuft is a group of small yellow mushrooms that grow on wood. They can be found in clusters!

Habitat: Decaying wood

Appearance

The Sulphur Tuft is a cluster of small, bright sulphur-yellow to greenish-yellow mushrooms, often with a darker, orangish-brown center on its convex cap. Its pale yellowish gills darken to greenish-grey, visually distinguishing it from many other fungi that grow in dense clumps on wood.

KingdomFungiPhylumBasidiomycotaClassAgaricomycetesOrderAgaricalesFamilyStrophariaceaeGenusHypholoma

Sulphur Tuft

Interesting facts

Even in winter, you might find these cheerful fungi growing on dead logs.

It often grows in impressive clusters of hundreds of mushrooms all together!

Its bright yellow color gives this common woodland fungus its name.

Sulphur Tuft helps clear up dead wood, making space for new plants to grow.

Special abilities

Sulphur Tuft can break down tough dead wood because of powerful enzymes that help them recycle vital nutrients back into the soil.

Sulphur Tuft has a widespread underground network of mycelium, helping them grow in huge, dense groups on logs and stumps.

Sulphur Tuft has a vibrant yellow color that helps to warn animals not to eat it, as it contains bitter and toxic compounds.

Measurements & details

Height: 3-10 cm
Edibility: poisonous
Cap Diameter: 2-7 cm
Growth Substrate: wood
Season: Year-round (especially late summer to winter)
Spore Color: Purple-brown

Ecological connections

depends on

Oak

Quercus robur

decomposes dead wood of

depends on

European Beech

Fagus sylvatica

decomposes dead wood of

depends on

Silver Birch

Betula pendula

decomposes dead wood of

Traits

Deciduous

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Spore Producing

Discover how some plants and fungi create tiny little "seeds" called spores to help them grow new life! These tiny particles drift in the air, spreading new generations far and wide.