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Bolbitius titubans var. titubans (Bull.) Fr., 1838 (Yellow Fieldcap)

Notes (MWS) A fragile toadstool which commonly grows, often in clumps, on dung, straw-bales and piles of rotting vegetable debris. The young cap is slimy and bright yellow in the centre but this fades from the margin. It has pale rust-brown spores.
British records 2623

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #photos #notes
Bolbitius titubans var. titubans Fruitbody 22 September 2004 West Gloucestershire England 2
Bolbitius titubans var. titubans 22 October 1985 North Wiltshire England 5 5
Bolbitius titubans var. titubans Fruitbody 30 September 1979 North Hampshire England 2
Bolbitius titubans var. titubans Fruitbody 26 May 1979 West Sussex England 2
Bolbitius titubans var. titubans Fruitbody 2 September 1973 (Yorks) England 2

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

Henrici, A., 2003 (A very luxuriant form which might be something else - colour photograph on back cover) Notes and Records (Jan 2003)

Bolbitius titubans var. titubans may also be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)
BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers)
BASIDIOMYCETES
(spore droppers)
AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)
AGARICALES
(mushrooms and toadstools)
BOLBITIACEAE
(a family of toadstools)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with Bolbitius titubans var. titubans:

Bolbitius titubans var. titubans may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)
BASIDIOMYCETES
(spore droppers)
AGARICALES
(mushrooms and toadstools)

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