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Fuzzy Foot

Xeromphalina campanella

⚠ Mildly Toxic

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Cap color: brown,orange,yellow
Cap size: small
Gill color: yellow,cream
Gill attachment: decurrent
Stem: Thin, dark, velvety base; no ring
Texture: smooth
Habitat: dead wood
Fruiting season: summer,fall
Peak season: September–May (W coast conifer logs, nearly year-round in moist conditions)

Key Identification Features

Tiny (0.5–3 cm) yellow-orange convex to bell-shaped cap with strongly striate margin
crowded yellowish gills running down stem
very slender hairy/velvety dark brown stem
grows in dense clusters on conifer logs and stumps throughout W coast forests. Too small to be of culinary value. Mildly toxic.

Symptoms & Toxicity

Contains mildly toxic compounds. Causes GI distress if consumed. Not a foraging target.

Regions Found

Northeast

Look-Alikes

No documented look-alikes on record.

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