Pholiota granulosa is a wood-decaying mushroom whose cap is covered in prominent granular scales. The species was named after this feature – the specific Latin epithet granulosa means 'heavily covered with granule'. When still young, the mushroom has yellow gills; they eventually turn brown.
Cap Diameter:
1 - 3.5 cm
Odor:
Mild, mushroomy but not distinctive.
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Attributes of Pholiota granulosa
Cap Diameter
1 - 3.5 cm
Cap
Cap 1 - 3.5 cm across; convex; yellow; with fine fibrillous scales; veil remnants on the margin
Gills
Yellow, turn brownish when spores mature
Stem
Stipe 3 - 5 cm long, 2 - 3.5 mm thick; tubular to hollow; pale yellow to dark rusty brown
