20/Aug/23, 3:47 PM
Raudoja, Harju County
Mixed forest (pine, spruce, birch, willow), in decaying pine remains on forest road
59°22'46.2"N 25°28'58.9"E
🔆 Fair weather with slight overcast and occasional sun
Original Instagram postPholiota spumosa
Slender Pholiota
- Scientific identification
- Pholiota spumosa (Fr.) Singer
- Family
- Strophariaceae
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Genus
- Pholiota
Names across languages
- English: Slender Pholiota
- German: Nadelschüppling
- Estonian: Männimampel
- Russian: Чешуйчатка боровая
The scientific profile
From the latest record: 2023-08-20.
Hymenium
Gills are adnate to subdecurrent, close, and yellowish, turning brownish with age.
Cap
Up to 10 cm in diameter.Convex to flat, with a somewhat slimy, scaly surface; yellow-brown to dark brown.
Hymenium Attachment
Adnate to subdecurrent.
Stipe
Cylindrical, yellowish at the top and brownish toward the base, sometimes with a ring.
Spore print
Spore Print: Brown.
Ecology
Saprobic, growing on decaying wood or on wood chips and sometimes on the ground.
Edibility
Inedible; not recommended for consumption.
Fruit body
Up to 12 cm tall.
Microscopy
Microscopic Features: Spores are elliptical, smooth, and measure approximately 6-8 x 4-5 µm.
Odour
Earthy, not distinctive.
Overview
Known for its distinctive brown spore print and a cap that varies from yellow-brown to dark brown, Pholiota spumosa is primarily saprobic, thriving on decaying wood.
1948). Sydowia 2(1-6): 39.
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