Habitat
This wood-decomposing species grows in tufts or scattered groups on rotting wood, including stumps, the base of trunks, and buried wood. It primarily favors deciduous or broad-leaved trees, particularly in damp lowland areas, though it is occasionally found on coniferous wood. it is widely distributed globally across forests and woodlands.
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Appearance
- Cap
- Large and massive, measuring 5-40 cm wide; shape is convex to nearly flat, sometimes with a broad central bump. The surface is dry, golden to rusty orange or reddish brown, and textures range from smooth or finely fibrous to distinctly scaly with age. The margin may be initially inrolled with thick veil remnants.
- Stem
- Stout and fibrous, measuring 3-25 cm long; often swollen in the middle (spindle-shaped) or club-shaped, narrowing at the very base. The color is similar to the cap, sometimes with white longitudinal streaks. It features a yellow, membranous ring near the top that may disappear over time.
- Gills
- Crowded and attached to the stem, often with a short decurrent tooth. Color begins as yellow or dingy orange, maturing to a rusty red-brown.
- Flesh
- Pale yellow to rusty orange; may bruise blue or green when handled.
- Spore print
- Red-brown to rusty orange-brown.
Sporecast is better in the app
Plan ahead with 10-day forecasts, see what people are finding nearby, get photo IDs, and track your finds.
Edibility
Contains psychoactive compounds. Possession is illegal in some jurisdictions. Follow all local laws.
Misidentification can be fatal. Never eat a mushroom unless you're 100% sure. This information may be inaccurate. Always consult multiple sources.
Nutrient Source
SaprotrophicIt obtains nutrients by breaking down dead organic matter from trees, such as stumps and logs.
Common Names
- Dutch
- Prachtvlamhoed
- English
- Spectacular Rustgill
- Finnish
- isokarvaslakki
- French
- Pholiote remarquable
- Norwegian Bokmål
- gullbittersopp
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- gullbittersopp
- Swedish
- trådig flamskivling, bitter tofsskivling, ringbitterskivling
- Welsh
- Tagell Goch Fawr
Synonyms
- Agaricus aureus
- Agaricus junonius
- Agaricus spectabilis
- Dryophila junonia
- Fungus aureus
- Gymnopilus spectabilis
- Lepiota aurea
- Pholiota grandis
- Pholiota junonia
- Pholiota spectabilis
- Rozites spectabilis
- Tricholoma aureum