Pholiota populnea

Appearance

ap: 8–26 cm; convex, becoming broadly convex; surface sticky or slimy when fresh and young, but soon dry; bald and yellowish brown underneath cottony, whitish to buff scales and veil remnants; margin shaggy.

Gills: Narrowly attached to the stem; close; short-gills frequent; whitish when young, becoming brownish to cinnamon brown; at first covered by a copious white partial veil.

Stem: 4–10 cm long; 3–6 cm thick; robust and club-shaped (but often becoming more equal with age); dry; densely covered with cottony white scales similar to those on the cap; near the apex usually featuring a large, recurved, white ring that becomes cinnamon brown with spores.

Flesh: White; not changing when sliced.