Biology:Pholiota scamba

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Pholiota scamba
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Strophariaceae
Genus: Pholiota
Species:
P. scamba
Binomial name
Pholiota scamba
(Fr.) M.M. Moser
Pholiota scamba
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Mycological characteristics
gills on hymenium
cap is convex or flat
hymenium is adnate
stipe is bare
spore print is brown
edibility: unknown

Pholiota scamba is a species of mushroom in the family Strophariaceae. It is found in the Pacific Northwest.[1]

Description

The cap of Pholiota scamba is about 1–3 centimeters in diameter and can be convex, flat, or sometimes umbonate. It starts out whitish or beige, darkening in age.[1] The stipe is about 1.5–3 centimeters long and 1–3 millimeters wide.[2] The gills are adnate or sometimes slightly sinuate or decurrent, and the spore print is brown.[1]

Habitat and ecology

Pholiota scamba grows on conifer bark and wood debris.[1] It fruits during summer and fall.[3]


References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Siegel, Noah; Schwarz, Christian (September 1, 2024). Mushrooms of Cascadia: A Comprehensive Guide to Fungi of the Pacific Northwest. Humboldt County, CA: Backcountry Press. pp. 129. ISBN 9781941624197. 
  2. "MykoWeb: North American Species of Pholiota". https://www.mykoweb.com/Pholiota/species/Pholiota_scamba.html. 
  3. "Pholiota scamba". 2020. https://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Pholiota%20scamba. 

Wikidata ☰ Q10567574 entry