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Bolbitius titubans

(Bull.) Fr.

Yellow Dung Mushroom

GNRUnranked Found in 48 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.921261
Element CodeNFBOL01020
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumBasidiomycota
ClassBasidiomycetes
OrderAgaricales
FamilyBolbitiaceae
GenusBolbitius
Synonyms
Bolbitius variicolorG.F. Atk.Bolbitius vitellinus(Pers.) Fr.
Other Common Names
Green Dung Mushroom (EN) Yellow Fieldcap (EN)
Concept Reference
Schalkwijk-Barendsen, H.M.E. 1991. Mushrooms of Western Canada. Lone Pine Publishing, Edmonton. 414 pp.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MontanaSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
CanadaNNR
ProvinceRankNative
LabradorSNRYes
ManitobaSUYes
British ColumbiaS4Yes
Nova ScotiaSUYes
QuebecS4Yes
AlbertaS3Yes
Island of NewfoundlandSNRYes
SaskatchewanS4Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (48)
California (40)
AreaForestAcres
AntimonyLos Padres National Forest40,911
Arroyo SecoAngeles National Forest4,703
Barker ValleyCleveland National Forest11,940
Bear MountainLos Padres National Forest913
Black ButteLos Padres National Forest5,116
Black Mtn.Sequoia National Forest15,102
CamuesaLos Padres National Forest8,209
Crystal CreekSan Bernardino National Forest6,783
Cucamonga CSan Bernardino National Forest4,106
Devil GulchSierra National Forest30,490
DomeStanislaus National Forest11,085
Dry LakesLos Padres National Forest17,043
Eagle PeakCleveland National Forest6,481
Ferguson RidgeSierra National Forest6,104
Fox MountainLos Padres National Forest52,072
GrindstoneMendocino National Forest26,031
JuncalLos Padres National Forest12,289
Machesna MountainLos Padres National Forest12,271
Malduce BuckhornLos Padres National Forest14,177
ManzanaLos Padres National Forest2,101
MatilijaLos Padres National Forest5,218
NightStanislaus National Forest3,173
NordhoffLos Padres National Forest12,031
North Fork SmithSix Rivers National Forest37,898
Orleans Mtn. BSix Rivers National Forest17,183
PortugueseKlamath National Forest18,915
Red MountainAngeles National Forest8,034
Santa CruzLos Padres National Forest21,182
Sheep MountainAngeles National Forest21,098
Sill HillCleveland National Forest5,294
South ForkShasta-Trinity National Forest16,786
Stanley MountainLos Padres National Forest14,674
Strawberry PeakAngeles National Forest7,245
TequepisLos Padres National Forest9,080
TrabucoCleveland National Forest23,341
Trumbull PeakStanislaus National Forest6,164
West ForkAngeles National Forest1,169
WestforkAngeles National Forest4,407
White LedgeLos Padres National Forest18,632
WildhorseCleveland National Forest1,483
Colorado (1)
AreaForestAcres
San MiguelSan Juan NF64,263
Montana (1)
AreaForestAcres
West Big HoleBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest133,563
Oregon (1)
AreaForestAcres
Mclennon MountainWillamette National Forest8,085
Utah (3)
AreaForestAcres
418012Uinta National Forest25,758
418013Uinta National Forest14,643
Burch CreekWasatch-Cache National Forest6,938
Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Kelley MountainGeorge Washington National Forest7,590
Washington (1)
AreaForestAcres
Mt. BaldyOlympic National Forest3,557
References (5)
  1. Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2018. <i>In</i> Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (<a href="https://indexfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://indexfungorum.org</a> and <a href="https://speciesfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://speciesfungorum.org</a>) database export on 16 June 2018. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  2. Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2025. <i>In</i> Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (<a href="https://indexfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://indexfungorum.org</a> and <a href="https://speciesfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://speciesfungorum.org</a>) database export on 29 September 2025. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  3. MycoBank. 2025. MycoBank database download, export date January 2025. International Mycological Association. [http://www.mycobank.org]
  4. Schalkwijk-Barendsen, H.M.E. 1991. Mushrooms of Western Canada. Lone Pine Publishing, Edmonton. 414 pp.
  5. Species Fungorum. 2014. Species Fungorum Partnership (CABI, IT IS, Catalogue of Life). http://www.speciesfungorum.org (accessed 2014)