Sulphur Tuft vs Conifer Tuft
Hypholoma fasciculare and Hypholoma capnoides are confused for one another often enough to be worth putting next to each other.
Bitter yellow clusters on stumps. Mistaken for the edible Hypholoma capnoides and for honey fungus.
Mild and edible, with grey gills. Its poisonous cousin Sulphur Tuft has green-yellow gills and a bitter taste.
Side by side
| Hypholoma fasciculare | Hypholoma capnoides | |
|---|---|---|
| In this game | Poisonous | Edible |
| Habitat | Dense tufts on stumps and dead wood of almost any tree. | Clusters on conifer stumps and dead conifer wood. |
| Season | All year, peaking in autumn. | Autumn to early winter. |
| Spore print | Purple-brown. | Purple-brown. |
This comparison cannot make a mushroom safe to eat. It sets out the few characteristics this game records, in general terms, for two species that vary by region, age and growing conditions. Real specimens overlap in ways no table and no photograph can separate, and the deadly one here is deadly in a single meal. Ask a qualified local expert, every time.
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Hypholoma fasciculare is also confused with Honey Fungus and Sheathed Woodtuft.
Hypholoma capnoides is also confused with Sheathed Woodtuft.
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