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Slender pholiota

Pholiota spumosa

A species of Scalycaps

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.

Cap Diameter:

2 - 6 cm

Odor:

Mild woody, non-offensive scent.

General Info About Slender pholiota

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Attributes of Slender pholiota

Cap Diameter

2 - 6 cm

Height

3 - 7 cm

Cap

Cap 2 - 6 cm across; convex; brown, cream-yellow; margin incurved

Cap Shape

Convex, Central Bump

Cap Surfaces

Slimy or slightly sticky, Fibrillose-scaly

Gills

Adnexed, adnate, notched, to subdecurrent; subdistant; cream-yellow, pale yellowish-buff; discoloring brown where bruised, tan-brown in age

Gill Attachment

Notched

Stem

Stem 2 - 6 cm long, 3 - 8 mm thick; equal to narrowed slightly towards the base, straight to flexuous; cream-yellow

Stem Shapes

Cylindrical

Stem Surfaces

Fibrillose

Stem Cross Sections

Hollow or cottony hollow

Flesh

Yellow to greenish yellow

Ring

With Ring Zone

Spore Print Color

Dingy reddish-brown

Odor

Mild woody, non-offensive scent.

Body Color

Brown

Yellow

Red

White

Flesh Bruises

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

Growth Form

Scattered, Gregarious, Clustered

Nutrient Gathering

Saprophytic

Substrate

Dead Woods, Wood Chips or Mulch

You can find Slender pholiota by these plants:

Willows, Spruces

Occurence Habitats

Disturbed Lands, Mixed Woodland

Species Status

Common

Endangered Species

How to Identify Slender pholiota

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Habitat of Slender pholiota

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.

Scientific Classification of Slender pholiota

Phylum

Club fungi

Class

Mushroom-forming fungi

Order

Gilled fungi

Family

Strophariaceae

Genus

Scalycaps

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Tips for Finding Slender pholiota

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What are Some Tips for Finding Slender pholiota

Search near conifer trees, inspecting fallen logs and stumps for the presence of slender pholiota.
Check areas with wood debris, such as sawdust piles and wood chips, as slender pholiota may grow there.
After rainy periods, venture into forests to increase the chances of locating slender pholiota.
Look for clusters of mushrooms, as slender pholiota often grows in grouped formations.