Sulphur Tuft

– Cap convex to flat, yellow with a reddish-brown centre.
– Cap margin when young with thin remnants of the partial veil.
– Gills sulphur-yellow when young, becoming greenish yellow with a grey-black tone from the spores with age.
– Stem yellow, often with thin remnants of the partial veil near the top that are soon stained black by the spores.
– Flesh sulphur-yellow, with a very bitter taste.

Grows in clusters on stumps and logs of deciduous trees, sometimes conifers.

Contains a gastrointestinal irritant toxin that can cause vomiting and diarrhoea.