Kuehneromyces mutabilis (Sheathed Woodtuft, Changeable Pholiota) — Species | WeMush Taxonomy

Kuehneromyces mutabilis

Sheathed Woodtuft, Changeable Pholiota

Kuehneromyces mutabilis (Schaeff.) Singer & A.H. Sm. (syn. Pholiota mutabilis) grows in dense tufts on hardwood stumps. Its hygrophanous caps are strikingly two-toned as they dry, from the center outward (dark rusty brown at the edge, pale tan in the middle). It is a good edible and is cultivated on logs in Central Europe, but it is easily confused with the deadly Galerina marginata.

Edibility: Edible when cooked (caps; stems tough). High risk: Galerina marginata (amatoxins, potentially fatal) grows in the same places and looks similar; the scaly lower stem of K. mutabilis is the key feature, but only experts should collect it.

Habitat: Dense clusters on dead hardwood stumps and logs (beech, birch, alder); occasionally conifers.

Difficulty: INTERMEDIATE

Growth: slow

Contam Risk: low

Cultivation Suitability

Preferred Substrates

Hardwood logs (beech, birch)

Hardwood stumps

Distribution

Europe, North America and Asia.

Known Strains (0)

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