# yellow fieldcap

*Bolbitius titubans*

The cap is deliquescent, meaning it literally melts away into a gooey mess as it matures to release its spores.

- **Taxonomy:** Fungi › Basidiomycota › Agaricomycetes › Agaricales › Bolbitiaceae › Bolbitius
- **IUCN Red List status:** Least Concern
- **Population trend:** stable
- **Biome:** grassland
- **Habitat:** Lawns, meadows, pastures, and woodchip mulch.
- **Diet:** Saprobic; decomposes dung and rotting grass.
- **Range:** North America, Europe, Asia, North Africa
- **Size:** Cap 2-5 cm wide; Stem 5-10 cm tall.
- **Lifespan:** 24 hours
- **Active:** diurnal
- **Threats:** Habitat loss through intensive industrial farming and excessive fungicide application.
- **Safe to approach?:** Harmless to touch but very fragile. Inedible; do not consume as it may be confused with toxic species. Best enjoyed through a lens before it wilts by midday.

## About

Bolbitius titubans , also known as Bolbitius vitellinus , is a widespread species of inedible mushroom found in America and Europe. It grows chiefly on dung or heavily fertilized soil, and sometimes on grass.

## Sources

- Plate: https://gaia-dex.com/species/3aea7f0a-aa6f-4a0c-8264-86b61cb6e7c7
- iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/55474
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolbitius titubans
- Conservation status: IUCN Red List category, as recorded by Gaia-Dex
- Photo: https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/30388519/medium.jpg (Tim Messick, CC-BY, via iNaturalist)

Habitat, diet, size and similar notes are AI-written summaries; check them against the linked sources before relying on them.