Source-reviewed species profile
Honey fungus Armillaria mellea
Honey-yellow finely scaled cap, ring and black root-like cords in the wood. This profile covers broad field features, season and habitat for learning.
Learning content – not identification
Images, text and app suggestions cannot confirm a species or food safety.
Field features
- Honey-yellow finely scaled cap, ring and black root-like cords in the wood.
Habitat and search guidance
On roots, stumps and trunks of deciduous trees, often in dense clusters.
Season
Late summer and autumn.
Safety status
Not presented as a food mushroom. This profile supports learning and safer boundaries; it does not approve a finding.
Sources and review status
Last reviewed: 25 August 2026.