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Shaggy Scalycap These mushrooms were growing in a cluster on rotting wood. They were pale orange mushrooms that had caps covered in pointed scales. The flesh was cream colored. Geotagged,Pholiota Mushrooms,Pholiota squarrosa,Shaggy scalycap,Summer,United States,fungi,fungus,mushroom,mushrooms,pholiota Click/tap to enlarge

Shaggy Scalycap

These mushrooms were growing in a cluster on rotting wood. They were pale orange mushrooms that had caps covered in pointed scales. The flesh was cream colored.

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The Shaggy scalycap

''Pholiota squarrosa'', commonly known as the shaggy scalycap, the shaggy Pholiota, or the scaly Pholiota, is a species of mushroom in the Strophariaceae family. Common in North America and Europe, it is often an opportunistic parasite, and has a wide range of hosts among deciduous trees, although it can also infect conifers.

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Similar species: Agaricales
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Apr 3, 2018. Captured Aug 26, 2017 12:44 in 98-102 N Canton Rd, Barkhamsted, CT 06063, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 60D
  • f/4.0
  • 1/64s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.

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