Pholiota squarrosoides

Sharp-scaly Pholiota

A clustered Pholiota of hardwood logs and living trees with a whitish to cinnamon-buff cap bristling with erect, pointed tawny scales. It closely resembles Pholiota squarrosa but has a sticky cap between the scales, no greenish gill stage, no garlic odor and smaller spores.

Species profile

Edibility

Not edible

Not recommended. Some sources call it edible, but it is easily confused with Pholiota squarrosa, which has been reported to cause severe gastrointestinal upset. Mature specimens of the two are reliably separated only by spore size.

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Habitat

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Characteristics

Cap: 2.5-10 cm, convex, sticky to slimy when wet between the scales, whitish becoming cinnamon-buff, covered with erect or downcurled pointed tawny scales. Gills: attached, crowded, whitish to pale yellow becoming rusty brown, without a greenish stage. Stem: 5-15 cm x 5-15 mm, dry, buff and scaly below the ring, white and smooth above. Veil: off-white, leaving a fibrous to membranous, often fleeting ring. Flesh: whitish; no garlic odor. Spore print: brown to cinnamon brown.