Xeromphalina campanella

Golden Trumpets

A tiny orange-yellow mushroom that grows in dense troops on rotting conifer logs. Its cap has a central navel, its decurrent gills are joined by cross-veins, and its thin stem is dark reddish brown with tawny hairs at the base. North American material includes more than one species.

Species profile

Edibility

Not edible

Not poisonous, but too small and bitter to be worthwhile; most guides list it as inedible.

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Habitat

Saprotrophic on decaying conifer logs and stumps, often in large clusters; spring to fall.

Distribution

Widespread in northern temperate regions of North America, Europe and Asia. North American collections include more than one cryptic species, separated by DNA.

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Characteristics

Cap: small, convex with a central depression, orange-yellow to yellow-brown, translucent-striate at the margin. Gills: decurrent, distant, pale yellow to orange, with cross-veins between them. Stem: thin, tough, yellowish at the top and dark reddish brown below, with tawny-orange hairs at the base. Spore print: white to pale buff.