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Smoky-gilled Hypholoma
Hypholoma capnoides
Also known as: Smoky-gilled Hypholoma, Conifer Tuft
Botanical Overview
Hypholoma capnoides is an edible mushroom in the family Strophariaceae. Like its poisonous or suspect relatives H. fasciculare ("sulphur tuft") and H. lateritium ("brick caps"), H. capnoides grows in clusters on decaying wood, for example in tufts on old tree stumps, in North America, Europe, and Asia.
Foraging Safety · Hazard Watch
Similar & Confusing Lookalikes
Never harvest or eat wild mushrooms based on photos alone. Always cross-check against these similar lookalikes:
Unverified / Caution
Funeral Bell
Galerina marginata
Lookalike
Hypholoma lateritium
Hypholoma lateritium
Poisonous
Sulphur Tuft
Hypholoma fasciculare
Lookalike
Kuehneromyces mutabilis
Kuehneromyces mutabilis
Classification
Scientific Taxonomy
Kingdom Fungi
Phylum Basidiomycota
Class Agaricomycetes
Order Agaricales
Family Strophariaceae
Genus Hypholoma
Safety Notice: Never consume any wild mushroom based exclusively on photographs or app identification. Many deadly poisonous species (such as Amanita phalloides) closely mimic edible varieties. Always verify your specimen in person with a certified expert mycologist.
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