Yellow Fieldcap - Bolbitius titubans

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Alternative names
Bolbitius vitellinus
Description

Cap 4 to 6 cm sticky and deeply striate. Bright yellow in colour but fading with age. Gills yellow when fresh but becoming rusty brown as the spores ripen. Spore print brown, spores ellipsoidal, smooth.

Identification difficulty
Habitat

In grassy places, especially where manured, and on compost etc.

When to see it

Found from spring until autumn

UK Status

Fairly common in much of Britain.

VC55 Status

Fairly common in Leicestershire and Rutland.

  • Graham Calow
    Sapcote
    02 June 2013
  • David Nicholls
    Burbage Common
    22 October 2005
  • Lostash
    Whetstone Village
    19 October 2012
  • Graham Calow
    Sapcote
    02 June 2013
  • Graham Calow
    Fosse Meadows, Sharnford
    06 November 2013
  • AJ Cann
    Lea Meadows
    08 October 2017
    Mature cap

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

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Species data profile ?

Species profile

Species group:
Fungi
Kingdom:
Fungi
Order:
Agaricales
Family:
Bolbitiaceae
Records on NatureSpot:
86
First record:
22/10/2005 (Nicholls, David)
Last record:
13/11/2024 (Nicholls, David)

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  • David Nicholls
    Ratby
    29 September 2006
  • David Nicholls
    Ratby
    29 September 2006
  • David Nicholls
    Burroughs Road, Ratby
    20 October 2013
  • AJ Cann
    Lea Meadows
    08 October 2017
    Young gills yellow
  • AJ Cann
    Lea Meadows
    08 October 2017
    Spores 800X
  • Lostash
    Whetstone Village
    19 October 2012
  • AJ Cann
    Launde Big Wood
    24 September 2016
  • Hannah Keys
    Stoughton, Leicestershire
    10 November 2024
  • Melinda Bell
    Beacon Hill Country park,Jewels Hill
    21 October 2024
  • Melinda Bell
    Billa Barra,grassland
    07 November 2024
  • Melinda Bell
    Worthington,Cloud Wood
    06 November 2024
  • Craig Mabbett
    Wistow Wistow Road
    20 October 2024