Classification

The mushroom I found is classified as a Hypholoma capnoide for its species.

Geographical range These mushrooms are mostly found in North America and Europe.

Habitat These mushrooms are found in tropical areas on dead trees and or grass or conifer stumps.

Development Producing a white, silky, rhizomorphic mycelium, usually exquisitely formed, and growing out in distinct zonations. Mycelium becomes overlain with yellow tones in age but the rusty brown colorations that are typical of Hypholoma sublateritium.

Physical description The cap is 2-6 cm across, flushed tan center, the flesh is yellowish, and the stem stands about 40-100x5-10mm.

Reproduction Since mushrooms are classified under the kingdom of fungi their asexual.

Lifespan Most of these mushrooms only last for a couple of months.

Behavior These mushrooms are social because they grow in groups and are based on decomposing.

Communication This type of mushroom has a very social life seeming that it only grows with others of its type and not solitarily.

Food Habits These mushrooms grow on dead grass and dead wood such as stumps on the ground to feed off of and decompose the trees.

Predation This mushroom is edible for humans but has a mild taste otherwise its eaten by all kinds of animals.

Ecosystem Roles Without this mushroom branches and stumps would stay on they ground forever but they help decompose them.

Economic importance for humans: positive They help keep ground areas clean.

Economic importance for humans: negative Undefined

Conservation status

These mushrooms can be found almost anywhere in America and are very common. There’s about over a million that has been detected around North America and Europe so far.