Scurfy Twiglet

Scurfy Twiglet - Tubaria furfuracea

Alternative names
Winter Twiglet
Description

Cap smooth and orangey-brown, drying paler, wth a few white veil flecks at margins; pale brown gills; stipe same colour as cap, with faint ring zone and white felty base. Spores brown. 

Identification difficulty
Recording advice

Photograph from top down, in side view and from underneath to show gills and full length of stipe.  Note habitat and substrate.

Habitat

Found on woody debris, twigs etc.

When to see it

All year, particularly in autumn to early winter.

UK Status

Widespread and common (Kibby, Vol.4, 2023)

VC55 Status

Very common in Leicestershire and Rutland.

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

MAP KEY:

Yellow squares = NBN records (all known data)
Coloured circles = NatureSpot records: 2025+ | 2020-2024 | pre-2020

UK Map

Additional images

No additional images available for this species.

All NatureSpot records