13,515 observationsLeast Concern
Smoky-gilled Hypholoma
Hypholoma capnoides
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Fungi ›Phylum: Basidiomycota ›Class: Agaricomycetes ›Order: Agaricales ›Family: Strophariaceae ›Genus: Hypholoma
About
Hypholoma capnoides is an edible mushroom in the family Strophariaceae. Like its poisonous or suspect relatives H. fasciculare ("sulphur tuft") and H. sublateritium ("brick caps") grows on decaying wood, for example in tufts on old tree stumps. Anyone thinking to eat this mushroom needs to be able to distinguish it from sulphur tuft, which is more common in many areas. H. capnoides has greyish gills due to the dark color of its spores, whereas sulphur tuft has greenish gills....
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Smoky-gilled Hypholoma is Hypholoma capnoides.
- Smoky-gilled Hypholoma belongs to the kingdom Fungi.
- Smoky-gilled Hypholoma belongs to the phylum Basidiomycota.
- Smoky-gilled Hypholoma belongs to the class Agaricomycetes.
- Smoky-gilled Hypholoma belongs to the order Agaricales.
- Smoky-gilled Hypholoma belongs to the family Strophariaceae.
- Smoky-gilled Hypholoma belongs to the genus Hypholoma.