Bolbitus titubens

Species nameBolbitus titubens
Common nameSpring fieldcap
Cap1-2.5cm, yellow > buff (brown striations at margin), convex > bell shaped > flattened, umbonate, sticky, margin lined > grooved
GillsPale straw > red-brown, crowded, free
Stipe3-8cm, fragile, white and glossy
Growth formSmall to large groups
Spore printRed-brown
Spore featuresEllipsoidal, smooth, large germ pore
Habitaton litter or herbivore dung
SeasonSummer-Autumn
Distributionwidespread, very common
Identifying featurehabitat type and brittleness of stem
Similar speciesother coprophilous fungi have different morphology