Naematolma sublateritium

Photo By: David Lewis

Look Alikes: Flammulina velutipes, Galerina autumnalis

Common Names: Brick Caps

Also Known as Hypholoma sublateritium

Photos By: Dave Steortz

They are a good edible and can be found in good numbers. Usually found in the Fall but I have seen them in lesser numbers in early Spring. They have an unusual spore color of purple/brown which can be seen in one of the attached pictures. It's worth mentioning that you often can see the spore color in the field on the top of a cap that had another cap overlapping it. This is important to help
separate them from the deadly Galerina and the sulfur tuft, Naematoloma fasciculare. They grow on decaying wood and are often found along creeks where logs absorb lots of water. I'm not sure if attaching too many pictures at once will over load your email account so I will only send a few until I hear back from you that it is ok to send more. The common name is Brick top or Brick cap and that
Hypholoma is now used instead of Naematoloma. See this link for "more than you wanted to know". -Dave Steortz http://mushroomexpert.com/strophariaceae.html

Photo By: Hugh Urban, Ohio November 2007