Pholiota scamba
| Pholiota scamba | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Strophariaceae |
| Genus: | Pholiota |
| Species: | P. scamba
|
| Binomial name | |
| Pholiota scamba | |
| Pholiota scamba | |
|---|---|
| Mycological characteristics | |
| Gills on hymenium | |
| Cap is convex or flat | |
| Hymenium is adnate | |
| Stipe is bare | |
| Spore print is brown | |
| Edibility is 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
- ^ a b c d Siegel, Noah; Schwarz, Christian (September 1, 2024). Mushrooms of Cascadia: A Comprehensive Guide to Fungi of the Pacific Northwest. Humboldt County, CA: Backcountry Press. p. 129. ISBN 9781941624197.
- ^ "MykoWeb: North American Species of Pholiota". www.mykoweb.com. Retrieved 2025-10-17.
- ^ "Pholiota scamba". E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Flora of British Colombia. 2020.