Welcome to Mushroom World
Step into the fascinating world of mushrooms with Mushroom World – your go-to resource for fungi information. Our site offers clear information and beautiful images of mushrooms.
If you're curious about what fungi actually are and how they differ from plants and animals, be sure to visit our what are fungi? page for an easy-to-understand explanation.
Since there are thousands of known species of mushrooms, we have limited our database to the most common ones. New species are also continuously added to the site.
Come and explore the wonders of mushrooms with us. We hope you find our site informative, inspiring, and a valuable resource on your journey of mushroom discovery.
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Today's Mushroom
A quick highlight from our database
Today's mushroom is Pholiota limonella (Lemon-yellow Pholiota). It grows in North America and Europe.
Dimensions: Cap 4-15 cm diameter, stem 4-15 cm tall * 0.5-1.5 cm thick
Description:
Pholiota limonella also known as Lemon-yellow Pholiota, is a medium to large, orange-yellow, rounded agaric with a slimy cap. The mushroom grows in clusters on downed logs, standing dead trees, and stumps.
Cap convex and later becomes broadly bell-shaped, with an orange-yellow to yellow colour. It is covered in brownish to reddish-brown scales that scatter and may disappear as it matures. The surface is sticky or slimy. Gills close, adnate (broadly attached), whitish to yellowish when young, becoming rusty brown. The gills are at first covered by a whitish to yellowish, cobwebby partial veil. Stem cylindrical, solid, firm. Surface cottony above the poorly developed ring, fibrillose to scaly below. The colour is whitish to yellowish under reddish-brown to brownish or yellowish-brown scales that may be scattered or densely packed. Spore print rusty brown to brown.
Microscopic Features: The spores measure 6-9 x 4-5.5 µ and have a smooth, more or less elliptical shape. They feature an apical pore and appear brownish in potassium hydroxide (KOH) solution.
Pholiota limonella on the Mushroom Expert Web site.
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Many mushrooms are poisonous, and some can be lethally toxic. Distinguishing between edible and poisonous mushrooms can be very challenging. Therefore, we strongly advise against consuming wild mushrooms. This website does not contain any information about the edibility or toxicity of mushrooms.
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