2 May 2008 Bedfordshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Synonymns Bolbitious vitellinus Common Name Yellow Cow Pat Toadstool Cap Conical, then flattened, smooth, sometimes sticky, initially lemon yellow, then pale yellow, to about 4 cm across Gills Adnate, crowded, pale yellow then rust Stem Equal, finely scaly, hollow, whitish to pale yellow Flesh Thin, fragile Smell Indistinct Taste Indistinct Season Spring to autumn Distribution Common Habitat On rotted manure, manured ground, sawdust, straw and other debris Spore Print Rust-brown Microscopic Features Spores ellipsoidal, smooth (12-13) x (6-7) µm2 Edibility Inedible 
May 1997. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |