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scurfy twiglet
Tubaria furfuracea
Tubaria furfuracea, commonly known as the scurfy twiglet, is a common species of agaric fungus in the family Tubariaceae. It was first described by Christiaan Hendrik Persoon in 1801 as a species of Agaricus. French mycologist Claude-Casimir Gillet transferred it to the genus Tubaria in 1876.
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Description
The mushroom cap is 1–4 cm wide, orange-brown, convex to flat and depressed, with small marginal patches of veil which disappear with age or rain; its odor is mild. The gills are brown and adnate to slightly decurrent. The stalk is 1–6 cm tall and 2–4 mm wide. The spores are pale reddish-brown, elliptical, and smooth. The spore print is brown. This species is considered inedible.
Similar species. Similar species include T. confragosa, T. conspersa, and members of Laccaria. Additionally, Galerina marginata and Psilocybe cyanescens may appear similar.
Where it lives
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 55573.