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Hedgehog scalycap

Phaeomarasmius erinaceus

A species of Phaeomarasmius

Hedgehog scalycap typically features a small, conical or bell-shaped cap with a unique scaly surface, and it often appears in a warm brown color. It grows on decaying wood, favoring habitats rich in forest debris. The gills underneath the cap are important for spore dispersal, a vital part of its life cycle. Hedgehog scalycap's slender stem coordinates with its cap, completing its delicate structure.

Cap Diameter:

4 - 16 mm

Odor:

Mild, not distinctive fungal scent.

General Info About Hedgehog scalycap

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Attributes of Hedgehog scalycap

Cap Diameter

4 - 16 mm

Height

3 - 20 mm

Cap

Cap 5 - 15 mm across; convex to shallowly umbonate; rusty-tawny to reddish brown; surface with densely woolly-scaly

Cap Shape

Convex

Cap Surfaces

Fibrillose-scaly

Gills

Adnexed to adnate; subdistant; ocher-brown to cinnamon-brown

Gill Attachment

Attached

Stem

Stem 3 - 15 mm long, 1 - 2 mm thick; equal; pale, dull reddish brown to dark brown; surface smooth

Stem Shapes

Cylindrical

Stem Surfaces

Fibrillose

Flesh

Thin; tough; ochreous to dark brick

Ring

Ringless

Spore Print Color

Cinnamon-brown

Odor

Mild, not distinctive fungal scent.

Body Color

Brown

Yellow

Red

White

Flesh Bruises

The flesh or milk does not discolor when bruised or cut.

Growth Form

Solitary, Gregarious

Nutrient Gathering

Saprophytic

Substrate

Dead Woods

You can find Hedgehog scalycap by these plants:

Willows, Grey willow, Oaks

Occurence Habitats

Deciduous Woodland

Species Status

Occasional

Endangered Species

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Habitat of Hedgehog scalycap

Hedgehog scalycap thrives on hardwood debris such as downed branches and logs, favoring oak-related environments within coastal and lower mountain forests.

Distribution Area of Hedgehog scalycap

North America,Europe

Scientific Classification of Hedgehog scalycap

Phylum

Club fungi

Class

Mushroom-forming fungi

Order

Gilled fungi

Family

Inocybaceae

Genus

Phaeomarasmius

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Tips for Finding Hedgehog scalycap

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What are Some Tips for Finding Hedgehog scalycap

Look for downed branches and fallen logs, especially in oak-dominated areas.
Visit coastal forests and accessible lower elevation areas of mountain ranges.
Search the grounds of hardwood forests, investigating close to the wood debris rather than open soil areas.
Examine downed wood piles closely, as hedgehog scalycap may grow solitarily or in small clusters hiding within the forest litter.