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Pholiota adiposa is a slimy, scaly, yellow-brown mushroom. It is found in North America and Eurasia. It grows parasitically or saprotrophically, most often on beech species, fruiting in bunches between August and November.
Source: Wikipedia
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Distribution
Widespread and frequent
Habitat
On trunks of Fagus
Associates
Fagus
Cap
Darker adpressed scales cover cap
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| Shape | Convex, Umbonate |
| Surface | Sqarrose, Glutinous |
| Width | 5 - 15 cm |
| Margin | Appendiculate |
Gills
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| Spacing | crowded |
Flesh
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| Taste | Mild |
Stem
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| Height | 5 - 20 cm |
| Width | 10 - 30 mm |
| Texture | Fibrillose |
| Shape | Cylindric |
| Veil | ring-zone |
Spores
Tick-walled with central germ pore
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| Shape | Ellipsoid |
| Ornamentation | Smooth |
| Size | 7.5-10 x 5-6 μm |
Microscopic Features
| Cheilocystidia | Club-shaped (Clavate), Utriform |
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| Pleurocystidia | Fusiform |
Confirmed
Unconfirmed
Classification
- ↳ Phylum: Basidiomycota
- ↳ Subphylum: Agaricomycotina
- ↳ Class: Agaricomycetes
- ↳ Subclass: Agaricomycetidae
- ↳ Order: Agaricales
- ↳ Family: Strophariaceae
- ↳ Genus: Pholiota
Synonyms
- Agaricus adiposus Batsch
- Agaricus adiposus Fr.
- Dryophila adiposa (Batsch) Quél.
- Dryophila adiposa (Fr.) Kummer
- Pholiota adiposa (Fr.) P. Kumm.
Reference Sources
T. Læssøe, J. H. Peterson (2019) Fungi of Temperate Europe Vol. 1. Princeton University Press.
G. Kibby (2021) Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain & Europe Vol. 3. Geoffrey Kibby.
