Golden Bootleg - Phaeolepiota aurea
A large golden fungus, wih a dry granular surface. The veil often persists as a 'skirt' of veil fragments hanging from the margins. The spore-print is light golden-brown
The Spectacular Rustgill Gymnopilus junoninus may look similar, but lacks the grainy surface and has much darker spores
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Saprobic, found in groups beneath deciduous and coniferous trees on disturbed ground.
September to November in Britain and Ireland.
Local
Scarce
Melinda Bell
Ashby,St Helen's Churchyard
15 October 2022
Melinda Bell
Ashby,St Helen's Churchyard
15 October 2022
large floppy ring
Melinda Bell
Ashby,St Helen's Churchyard
15 October 2022
copious golden spores
Melinda Bell
Ashby,St Helen's churchyard
06 October 2024
floppy skirt formed on stem
Melinda Bell
Ashby,St Helen's churchyard
06 October 2024
adnate gills
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Species profile
- Common names
- Golden Bootleg
- Species group:
- Fungi
- Kingdom:
- Fungi
- Order:
- Agaricales
- Family:
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 2
- First record:
- 15/10/2022 (Bell, Melinda)
- Last record:
- 06/10/2024 (Bell, Melinda)
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