While conifer tufts are considered edible, they are easily confused with poisonous species including deadly toxic funeral bells (Galerina marginata). Funeral bells have brown caps and a small ring on the stem that is clearly visible in young specimens.
But the almost identical Conifer Tuft (Hypholoma capnodes) on the other hand is edible but less common throughout the year. As the name suggests, this species only grows in coniferous woods, in fact only always found on rotting tree stumps. There is a 'taste test' you can make to identify between the two.2 Jul 2011
Are Sulphur tuft poisonous?
Sulphur tufts are poisonous but their intense bitter taste discourages consumption.
Are Hypholoma edible?
Hypholoma capnoides is an edible mushroom in the family Strophariaceae. Like its poisonous or suspect relatives H. fasciculare ("sulphur tuft") and H. capnoides grows in clusters on decaying wood, for example in tufts on old tree stumps, in North America, Europe, and Asia.
Can you eat Sulphur tuft?
Hypholoma fasciculare, commonly known as the sulphur tuft or clustered woodlover, is a common woodland mushroom, often in evidence when hardly any other mushrooms are to be found. The "sulphur tuft" is bitter and poisonous; consuming it can cause vomiting, diarrhea and convulsions.
Are Hypholoma poisonous?
Hypholoma fasciculare This saprophagic small gill fungus grows prolifically in large clumps on stumps, dead roots or rotting trunks of broadleaved trees. The "Sulphur Tuft" is bitter and poisonous; consuming it can cause vomiting, diarrhea and convulsions.