Decorated Pholiota - Leucopholiota decorosa
Cream colored cap that was covered with conspicuous orange/brown scales. Gills were crowded, white, and attached to the stem. Stem similar to the cap. The cap was dry. No odor detected.
Habitat: Growing on rotting wood in a deciduous forest.
''Leucopholiota decorosa'' is a species of fungus in the Tricholomataceae family of mushrooms. Commonly known as the decorated pholiota, it is distinguished by its fruit body which is covered with pointed brown, curved scales on the cap and stem, and by its white gills. Found in the eastern United States, France, and Pakistan, it is saprobic, growing on the decaying wood of hardwood trees.
Similar species: Agaricales
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Uploaded Feb 20, 2019. Captured Oct 13, 2018 13:15 in 91 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
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