The fungus makes fruitbodies with straw-yellow to beige caps measuring 2–6 cm (0.8–2.4 in) in diameter. The crowded gills on the cap underside have an adnate attachment to the stipe. Initially pale yellow, they turn brownish in age as the spores mature. The mushroom makes a brown spore print. Spores are smooth, thin-walled, somewhat bean-shaped (subphaseoliform), and measure 6–8 by 3.5–4.5 µm.
Cap Diameter:
2 - 5 cm
Odor:
Generally inoffensive, lacking strong characteristic smell.
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Tips for Finding
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Common Questions
General Info About Sticky scalycap
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Attributes of Sticky scalycap
Cap Diameter
2 - 5 cm
Height
3 - 8 cm
Cap
Cap 2 - 5 cm across; convex to flat; straw-yellow to beige; with scales
Cap Shape
Convex, Flat, Central Bump
Cap Surfaces
Fibrillose-scaly
Gills
Adnate; crowded; pale yellow to brownish
Gill Attachment
Attached
Stem
Stem 3 - 8 cm long, 5 - 10 mm thick; cream, pale beige, flushed brown; with fibrous scales
Stem Shapes
Cylindrical
Stem Surfaces
Scaly
Stem Cross Sections
Hollow or cottony hollow
Flesh
Fibrous; pale green-yellowish, brownish; unchanging
Ring
On the stem; fibrillose; cream, pale beige
Ring
With Ring Zone
Spore Print Color
Brown
Odor
Generally inoffensive, lacking strong characteristic smell.
Body Color
Brown
Yellow
Flesh Bruises
The flesh or milk does not discolor when bruised or cut.
Growth Form
Clustered
Nutrient Gathering
Saprophytic
Substrate
Mosses, Dead Woods
You can find Sticky scalycap by these plants:
Oaks
Occurence Habitats
Disturbed Lands
Species Status
Common
Endangered Species
No
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Habitat of Sticky scalycap
Sticky scalycap typically resides in damp, woodland areas, especially favoring mossy regions with decaying wood debris.
