Maryland Biodiversity Project - Sharp-Scaly Pholiota (Pholiota squarrosoides)

Sharp-Scaly Pholiota Pholiota squarrosoides (Peck) Saccardo

Kingdom Fungi > Phylum Basidiomycota > Class Agaricomycetes > Order Agaricales > Family Strophariaceae > Genus Pholiota Sharp-Scaly Pholiota - Pholiota squarrosoides - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/17695

Status:

Usually found clustered on hardwood stumps or logs.

Description:

Cap: White to buff / yellow, densely covered with brown scales; slimy when wet; convex initially, becoming nearly flat; margin may have veil remnants; whitish flesh. Gills: Whitish becoming brown in age; close. Stalk: Similar to cap; brownish scales; whitish ring disappears. (J. Solem, pers. comm.)

Records:

There are 16 records in the project database.

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Sharp-Scaly Pholiota in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/17/2022). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 683076 - Psn: 20)

Sharp-Scaly Pholiota in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/17/2022). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

Sharp-Scaly Pholiota in Howard Co., Maryland (10/14/2008). (Photo ID: 40520 - Psn: 35)

Sharp-Scaly Pholiota in Howard Co., Maryland (10/14/2008). Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

Sharp-Scaly Pholiota (young fruiting bodies) in Howard Co., Maryland (9/29/2015). (Photo ID: 40522 - Psn: 42)

Sharp-Scaly Pholiota (young fruiting bodies) in Howard Co., Maryland (9/29/2015). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Sharp-Scaly Pholiota (mature fruiting bodies) in Howard Co., Maryland (9/29/2015). (Photo ID: 40523 - Psn: 46)

Sharp-Scaly Pholiota (mature fruiting bodies) in Howard Co., Maryland (9/29/2015). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Sharp-Scaly Pholiota (gills and stalk of young fruiting body) in Howard Co., Maryland (10/31/2013). (Photo ID: 40525 - Psn: 46)

Sharp-Scaly Pholiota (gills and stalk of young fruiting body) in Howard Co., Maryland (10/31/2013). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Sharp-Scaly Pholiota (gills of mature fruiting body) in Howard Co., Maryland (9/29/2015). (Photo ID: 40524 - Psn: 48)

Sharp-Scaly Pholiota (gills of mature fruiting body) in Howard Co., Maryland (9/29/2015). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Spores collected from a Sharp-Scaly Pholiota specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (10/31/2013). Measurement by Robert Solem. Broadly elliptical, smooth; measured 4.3 X 2.7 microns. Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

Sharp-Scaly Pholiota in Howard Co., Maryland (9/29/2015). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 329355 - Psn: 200)

Sharp-Scaly Pholiota in Howard Co., Maryland (9/29/2015). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

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