A strikingly bright sulphur- to golden-yellow Pholiota covered in sharp, recurved yellow scales, growing on conifer stumps and logs. Its color is brighter than that of other yellow scaly Pholiota species.
Edibility disputed; not recommended. Sources variously list it as edible, as non-poisonous but inedible, or as unknown.
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Habitat
Saprobic on dead stumps and trunks of conifers, singly or in small clusters, summer to autumn; in California on montane conifer wood in fall and early winter.
Distribution
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Boreal and temperate Europe, North America and Asia (including India and China); common to rare depending on region. Uncommon in California (Sierra Nevada and Cascades).
Characteristics
Cap: golden to sulphur yellow, covered with sharp, recurved yellow scales. Gills: yellow, darkening to cinnamon brown. Stem: yellow and scaly below a fibrillose ring zone. Spore print: brown to rusty. Microscopy: spores smooth, elliptical to oblong, about 3-5 x 2-3 µm.
