Dung-Loving Bolbitius (Bolbitius coprophilus)
Dung-Loving Bolbitius (Bolbitius coprophilus)
Dung-Loving Bolbitius (Bolbitius coprophilus)
Dung-Loving Bolbitius (Bolbitius coprophilus)
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Dung-Loving Bolbitius

Bolbitius coprophilus

Life > Fungi > Basidiomycota > Agaricomycotina > Agaricomycetes > Agaricomycetidae > Agaricales > Agaricineae > Bolbitiaceae > Bolbitius


Description

The Dung-Loving Bolbitius (Bolbitius coprophilus) is a widespread gilled mushroom that grows on... (you guessed it) dung! It can also be found on compost, and other nitrogen-rich organic substrates. It grows alone or in groups (singular or gregarious). Its gills are slightly attached to the stem (acutely adnexed). B. coprophilus has a brownish spore print (dull cinnamon brown).


Observations

July 24th, 2023 Indian Cave State Park
 (Bolbitius coprophilus)

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  • Growing in small group on fresh horse dung on horse trail along woodland ridge.
  • Cap visid, reddish with a golden-yellow tip (when young).
  • Stipe light pink, hollow and fibrous.

Additional Info

  • Smell: not distinctive
  • KOH: reddish-yellow on pileipellis.

References

Bolbitius coprophilus (Peck) Hongo, Memoirs of the Faculty of Education, Shiga University, Natural Science: 82 (1959) [MB#327016]

Kuo, M. (2023, October). Bolbitius coprophilus. Retrieved from the MushroomExpert.Com Web site: http://www.mushroomexpert.com/bolbitius_coprophilus.html

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