Usually growing in woods, the charming golden coincap has white or yellow gills broadly attached or extending from the stalk. Its dry, bright golden yellow cap certainly lives up to the name "Golden coincap." Found in small and larger groups, its potential toxicity is yet a mystery to the world.
Cap Diameter:
5 - 30 mm
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Attributes
Similar Species
Tips for Finding
Clean and Preserve
Common Questions
General Info About Golden coincap
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Attributes of Golden coincap
Cap Diameter
5 - 30 mm
Height
2 - 7 cm
Cap
Cap 5 - 30 mm; convex to flat; bright golden yellow; dull to powdery or scaly, dry; often lined or furrowed near the margin
Gills
Broadly attached or decurrent; white to yellow
Stem
1.5 - 4 cm in length, 2 - 4 mm in diam; cylindrical or tapering downwards; concolourous with pileus; with fine squamules
