Scurfy Twiglet

Tubaria furfuracea (Pers.) Gillet

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Tubaria furfuracea, commonly known as the scurfy twiglet, totally tedious tubaria, or fringed tubaria, is a common species of agaric fungus in the family Tubariaceae.

Source: Wikipedia

Spore Print
Season
J F M A M J J A S O N D
Native

Distribution

Widespread and common everywhere

Habitat

On woody debris, wood chips, twigs and leaf litter

Cap

Colour
Shape Convex, Expanded
Surface Smooth, Hygrophanous
Width 1 - 3 cm

Gills

Colour
Attachment Adnate
Spacing subdistant

Flesh

Colour

Stem

Slight ring zone with whitish tomentose at base

Colour
Height 1.5 - 4 cm
Width 2 - 5 mm
Texture Smooth, Tomentose
Shape Cylindric
Veil ring-zone

Spores

Colour
Shape Ellipsoid
Ornamentation Smooth
Size 6.5-10 x 4.5-6 μm

Microscopic Features

Cheilocystidia Cylindrical, Capitate
Confirmed
Unconfirmed

Classification

  • ↳ Phylum: Basidiomycota
  • ↳ Subphylum: Agaricomycotina
  • ↳ Class: Agaricomycetes
  • ↳ Subclass: Agaricomycetidae
  • ↳ Order: Agaricales
  • ↳ Family: Tubariaceae
  • ↳ Genus: Tubaria

Source: UKSI via NBN Atlas

Synonyms

  • Agaricus furfuraceus Pers.
  • Naucoria furfuracea (Pers. ex Fr.) Kummer
  • Naucoria furfuracea (Pers.) P. Kumm.
  • Tubaria furfuracea
  • Tubaria furfuracea (Pers. ex Fr.) Gillet
  • Tubaria furfuracea var. furfuracea (Pers.) Gillet
  • Tubaria hiemalis Romagn. ex Bon
  • Tubaria hiemalis var. major Bon & Trimbach
  • Tubaria major (Bon & Trimbach) P. Roux & P.-A. Moreau
  • Tubaria pellucida sensu NCL (1960)

Source: UKSI via NBN Atlas

Reference Sources

T. Læssøe, J. H. Peterson (2019) Fungi of Temperate Europe Vol. 1. Princeton University Press.

R. Phillips (2006) Mushrooms. Macmillan.

G. Kibby (2023) Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain & Europe Vol. 4. Geoffrey Kibby.

BMS English Names for Fungi

Genus Tubaria

No other species found in this genus.

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