Swamp beacon
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 Mitrula paludosa growing on swamp-leaves in the Middlesex Fells Reservation.
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Secure
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| Mitrula paludosa Fr., 1821 |
The swamp beacon (US) or bog beacon (UK) is the club-shaped fruiting body of the Mitrula paludosa fungus (which was known as Mitrula phalloides).
[edit] Habitat
These mushrooms are found in swamps and bogs across North America in the cooler climates of south-eastern Canada, New England south to the Mason-Dixon Line, and much of the mid-western United States. Also present in the Europe from the British Isles to Eastern Europe.
On the West Coast of the United States, the Mitrula elegans looks similar.
[edit] Identification
Many related species of Mitrula look identical without microscopic study. The cap or club is yellow with a white stalk (possibly with some pink coloration).
