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Fleecy Scaly Mushrooms (4)
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Class: Homobasidiomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Strophariaceae
Genus: Pholiota
Scientific name: P. squarrosa
Derivation of name: squarros- means "with upright scales, rough, scurfy" (squarrose) in reference to the prominent scales
Common names: Scaly Pholiota, Shaggy Pholiota, Fleecy Scaly Mushroom; Estonian name: soomusmampel
Occurrence on wood substrate: saprobic; typically in cespitose clusters on living or dead deciduous or conifer wood, sometimes at the base of the tree; July through November
Dimensions: caps 2.5-10 cm; stipes 5-10 cm long and 3-15 mm thick
Cap: dry; yellow-brown surface covered with pinkish-tan or brownish scales
Gills: attached; yellow at first, developing green tones, rust-brown at maturity
Spore print: brown
Stipe: dry; scaly like the cap
Veil: yellowish partial veil leaving persistent membranous ring or sometimes ring zone on upper stalk
Edibility: poisonous, although some people eat it, it is not recommended as there are reports of gastric upset following ingestion
Comments: some specimens have an odor of onions or garlic
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