Pholiota squarrosoides (Pholiota squarrosoides)

Pholiota fungi plus dorsal side Today's Pholiota squarrosoides, Doug fir-western hemlock forest, Chuckanuts Fall,Geotagged,Pholiota squarrosoides,United States

Appearance

Cap: 3-11 cm; convex, becoming broadly convex or broadly bell-shaped; usually sticky; whitish underneath conspicuous tawny scales.

Gills: Attached to the stem or beginning to run down it; close or crowded; whitish, becoming rusty brown; at first covered by a partial veil.

Stem: 4-10 cm long; up to 1.5 cm thick; dry; with an ephemeral ring or ring zone; whitish, sometimes becoming reddish brown near the base; covered with conspicuous tawny scales.

Flesh: Whitish.

Odor and Taste: Odor not distinctive or somewhat fragrant; taste not distinctive.

Chemical Reactions: KOH negative on cap surface.

Spore Print: Cinnamon brown.

Pholiota squarrosoides This is a picture of Pholiota squarrosoides on the South Tract of the Patuxent Research Refuge near Laurel, Maryland. Geotagged,Pholiota squarrosoides,Summer,United States

Distribution

Summer and fall; fairly widely distributed in North America.

Pholiota squarrosoides Cap was convex, sticky, and whitish with conspicuous tawny scales. Gills were crowded, rusty-brown, and attached to the stem. Stem similar to the cap.

Habitat: Growing on rotting wood in small and large clusters in a deciduous forest.
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/64880/pholiota_squarrosoides.html Geotagged,Pholiota,Pholiota squarrosoides,Summer,United States,fungus,mushroom

Habitat

Saprobic and possibly parasitic; growing in clusters (rarely alone or scattered) on the wood of hardwoods.

References:

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Taxonomy
Kingdom	Fungi
Division	Basidiomycota
Class	Agaricomycetes
Order	Agaricales
Family	Strophariaceae
Genus	Pholiota
Species	Pholiota squarrosoides

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United States of America