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