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Mitrula paludosa.   Click a photo to enlarge it.   back to list

synonyms: Bog Beacon, Sumf-Haubenpilz
Mitrula paludosa Mushroom
Ref No: 8074
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location: North America, Europe
edibility: Inedible
fungus colour: Yellow
normal size: Less than 5cm
cap type: Other
stem type: Lateral, rudimentary or absent, Stem much longer than cap diameter
spore colour: White, cream or yellowish
habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground

Mitrula paludosa Fr. Sumf-Haubenpilz Bog Beacon. Fruit body 1–4cm high, fertile head ovoid or club-shaped, smooth yellow to orange, stem white. Asci 150 x 8µ. Spores cylindric-ellipsoid, 10–15 x 2.5–3µ. Habitat on rotting twigs and leaves in damp ditches or amongst sphagnum. Season spring to summer. Occasional. Not edible. Distribution, America and Europe.

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