Mushiis in Motion: "Gold Tuft" Cyptotrama Aspratum

Tiny but gorgeous, this brightly colored fungus is well worth a close look. The bright yellow to orangish yellow cap and stem are covered with a granular, powdery coating; the gills are thick, white, and very distant. Saprobic; growing scattered to gregariously on deadwood of hardwoods or conifers; summer, or over winter in warmer climates; widely distributed in eastern North America, and also reported from Texas and the Southwest.