{"id":2949,"date":"2013-06-12T16:00:21","date_gmt":"2013-06-12T08:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cathmiller.com\/blog\/?p=2949"},"modified":"2013-06-13T17:48:45","modified_gmt":"2013-06-13T09:48:45","slug":"slimy-yellow-bolbitius","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cathmiller.com\/blog\/2013\/06\/12\/slimy-yellow-bolbitius\/","title":{"rendered":"Slimy Yellow Bolbitius"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cathmiller.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/20130603-053.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2826\" alt=\"20130603 053\" src=\"https:\/\/cathmiller.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/20130603-053-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cathmiller.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/20130603-053-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cathmiller.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/20130603-053.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Native to Australia, the Bolbitius titubans is widespread and common, but varies in size depending on its location. \u00a0 These are beside the horse poo compost piles which is why they are so &#8220;robust&#8221;. \u00a0 \u00a0According to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mushroomexpert.com\/bolbitius_titubans.html\" target=\"_blank\">MushroomExpert.com<\/a>:\u00a0\u00a0<em>Robust specimens are found on dung and in heavily fertilized soil, while flimsy specimens can be found in grassy areas with less nitrogen. \u00a0<\/em>They are usually short lived and collapse down to a glutinous blob by the end of the day- although these lasted for about three days. \u00a0 The young mushrooms\u00a0have a yellow, egg-shaped cap but soon begin to fade and flatten. \u00a0 The yellow cap is really slimy, but the stem isn&#8217;t which means it is grouped as a <i>Phlegmacium<\/i>\u00a0(as opposed to\u00a0<i>Myxacium<\/i>\u00a0like the Purple Cortinar which has a slimy cap and stem).\u00a0 \u00a0The flesh is also yellow and the gills are<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/cathmiller.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/20130603-051.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2827\" alt=\"20130603 051\" src=\"https:\/\/cathmiller.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/20130603-051-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cathmiller.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/20130603-051-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cathmiller.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/20130603-051.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> brown. \u00a0It is sometimes called\u00a0the yellow field cap and used to be\u00a0known as Bolbitius vitellinus.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rogersmushrooms.com\/gallery\/DisplayBlock~bid~5589.asp\" target=\"_blank\">Rogers Mushrooms<\/a>\u00a0says they are\u00a0Poisonous\/Suspect and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.elfram.com\/fungi\/fungipics_b.html\" target=\"_blank\">Bill Leithhead<\/a> describes the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.elfram.com\/fungi\/fungi_b\/bolbvit_a.html\" target=\"_blank\">Egg-yolk Toadstool<\/a> as thin, Mycena-like fungi found near grass and\/or dung.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Native to Australia, the Bolbitius titubans is widespread and common, but varies in size depending on its location. 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