Shaggy scalycap (Pholiota squarrosa)

Ängsö, Västmanland, Sweden. Nov 3, 2019

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Thibaud Aronson

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A quick hello from Sweden! Posted 5 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Hello back! You never cease to surprise, wonderful! Posted 5 years ago
2. 1. Thibaud Aronson
    
    Lion
    
    Thanks! I was out with a friend who's married to a mycologist, so there was more looking down at the ground than usual :) Posted 5 years ago
  2. 1. Ferdy Christant
      
      Lion
      
      I wish you would have taken this shot at 1/5000s shutter speed, to show your birding colors :) Posted 5 years ago
    2. 1. Thibaud Aronson
        
        Lion
        
        Hahaha well if it helps, I did shoot it using my telephoto lens! Posted 5 years ago, modified 5 years ago

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 Thibaud Aronson