Stats

Lifespan

A few weeks

Size

Medium

Diet

Decomposer

Biome

Temperate grassland

Range

Worldwide

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Spores

Defense

Toxins

Status

Common

About

The Stubble Rosegill is a large gilled mushroom that erupts from a distinctive sac-like volva at its base, earning it the nickname 'big sheath mushroom.' Its grey-brown cap turns slimy and sticky when wet, and it thrives in disturbed habitats like farmland, roadsides, and gardens across Europe, Asia, and North America.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   spore

   A microscopic spore drifts on air or water and germinates where moisture and substrate meet.
2. 2.
   mycelium

   A thread-like mycelium spreads through the substrate, breaking it down into nutrients.
3. 3.
   fruiting body

   A mature fruiting body emerges to release the next generation of spores.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Fungi

Phylum

Basidiomycota

Class

Agaricomycetes

Order

Agaricales

Family

Pluteaceae

Genus

Volvopluteus

Species

Volvopluteus gloiocephalus