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Decorated Pholiota (Stem) - 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.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing on rotting wood in a deciduous forest<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/93041/decorated_pholiota_-_leucopholiota_decorosa.html" title="Decorated Pholiota - Leucopholiota decorosa"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/93041_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=hX3NJDCxFsNWGE9z8YSjahb3XJo%3D" width="138" height="152" alt="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.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing on rotting wood in a deciduous forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/93043/decorated_pholiota_stem_-_leucopholiota_decorosa.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/93042/decorated_pholiota_cap_-_leucopholiota_decorosa.html<br /> Decorated pholiota,Fall,Geotagged,Leucopholiota,Leucopholiota decorosa,United States,fungus,mushroom" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/93042/decorated_pholiota_cap_-_leucopholiota_decorosa.html" title="Decorated Pholiota (Cap) - Leucopholiota decorosa"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/93042_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=X3547BdKMLevDQIaI6KHeAnxnng%3D" width="200" height="120" alt="Decorated Pholiota (Cap) - 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.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing on rotting wood in a deciduous forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/93041/decorated_pholiota_-_leucopholiota_decorosa.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/93043/decorated_pholiota_stem_-_leucopholiota_decorosa.html Decorated pholiota,Fall,Geotagged,Leucopholiota decorosa,United States" /></a></figure> Decorated pholiota,Fall,Geotagged,Leucopholiota decorosa,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Decorated Pholiota (Stem) - 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

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.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing on rotting wood in a deciduous forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/93043/decorated_pholiota_stem_-_leucopholiota_decorosa.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/93042/decorated_pholiota_cap_-_leucopholiota_decorosa.html<br /> Decorated pholiota,Fall,Geotagged,Leucopholiota,Leucopholiota decorosa,United States,fungus,mushroom

Decorated Pholiota (Cap) - 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.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing on rotting wood in a deciduous forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/93041/decorated_pholiota_-_leucopholiota_decorosa.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/93043/decorated_pholiota_stem_-_leucopholiota_decorosa.html Decorated pholiota,Fall,Geotagged,Leucopholiota decorosa,United States

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The Decorated pholiota

''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.

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Species identified by Christine Young
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Uploaded Apr 23, 2020. Captured Oct 6, 2019 12:15 in 91 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/4.5
  • 1/64s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.