Slender pholiota
A species of Scalycaps Scientific name : Pholiota spumosa Genus : Scalycaps
Slender pholiota, A species of Scalycaps
Scientific name: Pholiota spumosa
Genus: Scalycaps
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Description
Slender pholiota (Pholiota spumosa) has a rather nondescript stalk and a rounded, sometimes wavy cap that is usually brown, tan, or orangish in color. It thrives so well in woodchip mulch that in some regions, slender pholiota may be more common in urban landscapes than in its native forests.
Colors
Brown
Yellow
Red
White
Habitat
The slender pholiota occurs in coniferous woods, lawns, roadsides, and parks. The mushroom grows on rotting wood, sawdust, and wood chips, and even if it seems like it's emerging from the soil, it actually grows on buried wood.
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General Info
Habitat
The slender pholiota occurs in coniferous woods, lawns, roadsides, and parks. The mushroom grows on rotting wood, sawdust, and wood chips, and even if it seems like it's emerging from the soil, it actually grows on buried wood.
Growth Form
Scattered, gregarious, clustered
Cap Diameter
2-6 cm
Endangered Species
No
Habit
Saprophytic
Smell
Not distinctive
Spore Print
Dingy reddish-brown
Species Status
Common
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Scientific Classification
Phylum
Club fungi Class
Mushroom-forming fungi Order
Gilled fungi Family
Strophariaceae Genus
Scalycaps Species
Slender pholiota 
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