Hypholoma lateritium (Schaeff.) P. Kumm.
(Brick Tuft, Brick Caps)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHypholoma lateritium (Brick Tuft, Brick Caps)
GenusHypholoma (a genus of brownie toadstools)
FamilySTROPHARIACEAE (a family of toadstools)
OrderAGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Hypholoma lateritium (Brick Tuft, Brick Caps) :
1: Hypholoma lateritium (Brick Tuft, Brick Caps)
17 Oct 1999 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
presumably growing from buried roots
Image 1: Fruitbodies - in situImage 2: Fruitbodies - in situ (2)Image 3: Fruitbodies - side viewImage 4: Fruitbodies - side view (2)Image 5: Fruitbodies - young - side viewImage 6: Fruitbody - undersideImage 7: Stipe apex showing veil remnantsImage 8: Stipe apex showing veil remnants (2)Image 9: Button - LSImage 10: Cap - LSImage 11: Cap - LS (2)Image 12: Cap - undersideImage 13: Cap - young - LSImage 14: Fruitbody - LSImage 15: CheilocystidiaImage 16: Cheilocystidia in gill edgeImage 17: Cheilocystidia in gill edge (2)Image 18: ChrysocystidiaImage 19: Chrysocystidia in gill edgeImage 20: Chrysocystidia in gill edge (2)Image 21: Chrysocystidia in gill edge (3)Image 22: Chrysocystidia in gill faceImage 23: Chrysocystidium in gill edgeImage 24: SporesImage 25: Spores (2)Image 26: Spores (3)
2: Hypholoma lateritium (Brick Tuft, Brick Caps)
2 Sep 1986 OSGR: SU26 51° 20’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
Image 1: Fruitbodies - side view - in situImage 2: Fruitbodies - side view - lain downImage 3: Fruitbodies - side view - lain down (2)Image 4: Gills and stipe apex - close-up - enlargedImage 5: Description
3: Hypholoma lateritium (Brick Tuft, Brick Caps)
17 Oct 1979 OSGR: SU83 51° 10’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
Image 1: Caps - in situImage 2: Caps - in situ (2)Image 3: Side view - lain downImage 4: Upturned to show gills etcImage 5: Cheilocystidia - highly magnifiedImage 6: Pleuro-chrysocystidia - highly magnifiedImage 7: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 8: Veil hyphae - magnifiedImage 9: Description
4: Hypholoma lateritium (Brick Tuft, Brick Caps)
1 Nov 1975 OSGR: SU83 51° 10’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
at base of stump
Image 1: Side view - in situImage 2: Top view
5: Hypholoma lateritium (Brick Tuft, Brick Caps)
27 Dec 1971 OSGR: TQ21 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
on fallen Beech trunk
Image 1: Old fruitbodiesImage 2: Young fruitbodies - close-up

Hypholoma lateritium (Brick Tuft, Brick Caps) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Hypholoma lateritium (Brick Tuft, Brick Caps)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 8 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Hypholoma lateritium (Brick Tuft, Brick Caps)
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