Sunset webcap typically sports a yellow to orange cap with a fibrous texture and often displays a spider web-like veil. It thrives in coniferous forests and appears in late summer to autumn. This species contributes to the ecosystem by decomposing organic matter, thus playing a role in nutrient cycling.
Cap Diameter:
2 - 8 cm
Odor:
Mildly fruity but generally indistinct.
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Attributes
Toxicity and Edibility
Similar Species
Tips for Finding
Clean and Preserve
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Attributes of Sunset webcap
Cap Diameter
2 - 8 cm
Height
4 - 9 cm
Cap
2 - 8 cm in diameter; hemispherical, arched, flattened; fox-red to orange-brown, chrome, apricot yellow or lemon yellow; naked, hygrophanous
Cap Shape
Convex, Flat
Cap Surfaces
Smooth
Gills
Adnate; dense, folded; yellowish when young, cinnamon or rusty brown when old
Gill Attachment
Notched
Stem
Stem height 6 - 15 cm, thickness up to 1.5 cm; cylindrical, full; yellow to orange-yellow; with yellow remnants of the veil
Stem Shapes
Cylindrical
Flesh
Quite thick; yellow or rusty yellow, rusty or orange at the base of the stalk
Ring
With Ring Zone
Spore Print Color
Rusty brown
Odor
Mildly fruity but generally indistinct.
Body Color
Brown
Yellow
Red
Orange
Flesh Bruises
The flesh or milk does not discolor when bruised or cut.
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Is Sunset webcap Toxic?
Sunset webcap is a potentially deadly mushroom due to its nephrotoxic effect. Consumption can lead to aching head, intense thirst, renal discomfort, and indicator of uremic vomiting. It results in significant organ damage, especially to the liver and kidneys, ending in transparent urine post kidney failure. The exact habitat, season, and conditions it grows in isn't specified in the source.
Toxins type
Orellanine
Type of poisoning
Nephrotoxic
Toxic Severity
High toxicity
Incubation Period
2-17 days, 4-24 hours with potential early symptoms
Poisoning Symptoms
Intense thirst, parched mouth, aching head, renal discomfort, elevated urea, organ damage, high blood pressure, late stage uremic vomiting, liver and kidney destruction, transparent urine post kidney failure.
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