Golden Pholiota
Pholiota aurivella (Batsch) P. Kumm.
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Pholiota aurivella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Strophariaceae
Genus: Pholiota
Species:
P. aurivella
Binomial name
Pholiota aurivella
(Batsch) P.Kumm. (1871)
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Agaricus aurivellus Batsch (1786)
  • Agaricus squarrosus var. aurivellus (Batsch) Pers. (1801)
  • Lepiota squarrosa var. aurivella (Batsch) Gray (1821)
  • Dryophila aurivella (Batsch) Quél. (1886)
  • Hypodendrum aurivellum (Batsch) Overh. (1932)
Pholiota aurivella
Mycological characteristics
Gills on hymenium
Cap is campanulate
Hymenium is adnate
Stipe has a ring
Spore print is brown
Ecology is saprotrophic
Edibility is not recommended

Pholiota aurivella, commonly known as the golden pholiota,[3] is a species of fungus in the family Strophariaceae.

Description

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The cap is up to 16 centimetres (6+1⁄4 in) wide,[3] bright to golden yellow, viscid when young and with relatively dark scales. The stem is up to 15 cm long,[3] pale and is scaly closer to the bottom.[2] It is sticky or slimy when moist.[3] It reportedly tastes like unsweet marshmallows.[2][3]

Similar species

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Pholiota limonella and its subspecies are very similar, seeming to differ only in the spores.[2]

Habitat and distribution

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It grows in clusters on live or dead trees.[4][3] It is found in native forest of New Zealand,[5] southern Canada, and in the United States. It is frequently found in the American West and Southwest, especially in late summer and fall.

Edibility

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Most field guides list it as inedible,[3][6][4] and though it has sometimes been consumed, it or similar species contain toxins that cause gastric upset.[3][7]

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References

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  1. ^ "Pholiota aurivella (Batsch) P. Kumm. 1871". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2013-04-06.
  2. ^ a b c d Trudell, Steve; Ammirati, Joe (2009). Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest. Timber Press Field Guides. Portland, OR: Timber Press. p. 174. ISBN 978-0-88192-935-5.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Arora, David (1986) [1979]. Mushrooms Demystified: A Comprehensive Guide to the Fleshy Fungi (2nd ed.). Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press. pp. 390–91. ISBN 978-0-89815-170-1.
  4. ^ a b Bessette, Alan E. (1997). Mushrooms of Northeastern North America. Syracuse, New York: Syracuse University Press. ISBN 0815603886.
  5. ^ "Species: Pholiota aurivella". The Hidden Forest. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  6. ^ Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 201. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.
  7. ^ Miller Jr., Orson K.; Miller, Hope H. (2006). North American Mushrooms: A Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi. Guilford, CN: FalconGuide. p. 265. ISBN 978-0-7627-3109-1.
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  • "Pholiota aurivella, Golden Scalycap Mushroom". www.first-nature.com.
  • "Taste of the Wild: Golden Pholiota". www.bio.brandeis.edu.