Synonym: Bolbitius reticulatus.
Bolbitius pluteoides is a small to medium-sized mushroom with a bell-shaped to conical cap that ranges in color from yellowish-brown to reddish-brown. It has a slender stem and gills that are crowded and free from the stem. In East and Central Texas, Bolbitius pluteoides typically fruits in the spring and fall, often growing in clusters on rich soil, dung, or well-manured areas. The cap is 1-4 cm in diameter and the stem is 2-6 cm tall and 0.2-0.5 cm thick. It is considered a common species in the region.
Mushrooms Bolbitius pluteoides (Bolbitius reticulatus var. pluteoides) on a rotting log in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 23, 2018
Lone Star Hiking Trail, Coldspring, TX 77331, USA
Mushrooms Bolbitius pluteoides (Bolbitius reticulatus var. pluteoides) on completely decomposed pine wood on Four Notch Loop Trail of Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, February 22, 2020Four Notch Loop Trail, Huntsville, TX 77340, USA
Viscid caps of mushrooms Bolbitius pluteoides (Bolbitius reticulatus var. pluteoides) on completely decomposed pine wood on Four Notch Loop Trail of Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, February 22, 2020Four Notch Loop Trail, Huntsville, TX 77340, USA
Underside of mushrooms Bolbitius pluteoides (Bolbitius reticulatus var. pluteoides) on completely decomposed pine wood on Four Notch Loop Trail of Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, February 22, 2020Four Notch Loop Trail, Huntsville, TX 77340, USA
Side view of mushrooms Bolbitius pluteoides (Bolbitius reticulatus var. pluteoides) on completely decomposed pine wood on Four Notch Loop Trail of Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, February 22, 2020Four Notch Loop Trail, Huntsville, TX 77340, USA
Spore print of a mushroom Bolbitius pluteoides (Bolbitius reticulatus var. pluteoides) taken from Four Notch Loop Trail of Sam Houston National Forest a day before. Texas, February 23, 2020
Bolbitius pluteoides mushrooms on fallen oak, closer to its lower, split part, found inside a small cavity on its side on Four Notch Loop Trail of Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, January 23, 2021Lone Star Hiking Trail, Huntsville, TX 77340, USA
Side view of Bolbitius pluteoides mushrooms on fallen oak on Four Notch Loop Trail of Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, January 23, 2021Lone Star Hiking Trail, Huntsville, TX 77340, USA
Bolbitius pluteoides mushrooms on black background on Four Notch Loop Trail of Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, January 23, 2021Lone Star Hiking Trail, Huntsville, TX 77340, USA
Gills of Bolbitius pluteoides mushrooms on Four Notch Loop Trail of Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, January 23, 2021Lone Star Hiking Trail, Huntsville, TX 77340, USA
Close-up of a viscid cap of Bolbitius pluteoides mushrooms on Four Notch Loop Trail of Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, January 23, 2021Lone Star Hiking Trail, Huntsville, TX 77340, USA
Underside of mushroom Bolbitius pluteoides near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 3, 2023Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States
Mushroom Bolbitius pluteoides on an oak log near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 3, 2023Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States
Spores of a mushroom Bolbitius pluteoides from a burned oak log (spore print rusty brown), collected in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 3, 2023Mushrooms of Bolbitius pluteoides were found on various substrates in East and Central Texas, including rotting logs, decomposed pine wood, and fallen oak. Observations were made in Sam Houston National Forest, specifically in Big Creek Scenic Area and Four Notch Loop Trail near Huntsville, as well as North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness near Montgomery. The mushrooms were typically found with viscid caps and rust-colored spores. They grew on both coniferous and deciduous wood, often in small cavities or on decomposed surfaces. Spore prints taken from the mushrooms were rusty brown in color. The fungi were observed during different times of the year, including November, February, January, and December, suggesting a wide range of fruiting periods.
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