Pholiota
- noun
- /fəˈloʊɪtə/
- Specialized
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Pholiota
- The mushroom expert identified the specimen as a member of Pholiota based on its ringed stem and brown spores.
Examples
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Several species within the Pholiota genus are commonly found on decaying logs in temperate forests.
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Not all varieties of Pholiota are edible, so proper identification is important before consumption.
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I found a Pholiota mushroom in the forest.
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Many Pholiota species are found on decaying wood.
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The mushroom expert identified the specimen as a member of Pholiota based on its ringed stem and brown spores.
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Several species within the Pholiota genus are commonly found on decaying logs in temperate forests.
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Not all varieties of Pholiota are edible, so proper identification is important before consumption.
Compounds
- Specialized
A mushroom with a smooth orange cap, yellow gills and pale yellow stalk that grows on dead wood
- Specialized
A mushroom with yellow gills that grows on logs along the North American coast
- Specialized
A large mushroom with whitish scales on the cap and a thick hard stalk
- Specialized
A bright yellow mushroom with fine scales on the cap and stem that grows on rotten wood
- Specialized
A mushroom that grows in clusters with a smooth sticky brown cap, whitish gills, and a brown stalk
- Specialized
A mushroom with a slightly slippery cap, grown and used in Japanese cooking
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A mushroom with yellow slimy caps and brown scales on the cap and stem
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pholiota comes from the Greek root pholis, which means 'scale', because many of these mushrooms have scaly caps. That's why the name fits this group of brown-spored mushrooms with a ring on the stem.
