Shaggy Scalycap
Pholiota squarrosa
Family: Strophariaceae
Also called: Shaggy Scalycap, Scaly Pholiota
Overview
Clustered yellow-brown shaggy-scaly Pholiota at the base of living and dead hardwoods. Causes GI distress, sometimes severe. Skip.
Edibility
Toxic
Rarity
common
Trophic mode
parasitic-saprotrophic
Typical peak
Sep–Oct
Season
Sep–Nov — typical fruiting months: Aug, Sep, Oct.
Host trees & substrate
- Living or recently dead oak
- Living or recently dead beech
- Living or recently dead maple
- Living or recently dead birch
Where it grows
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