Pholiota aurivella
| Pholiota aurivella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Strophariaceae |
| Genus: | Pholiota |
| Species: | P. aurivella
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| Binomial name | |
| Pholiota aurivella | |
| Synonyms[1][2] | |
| Pholiota aurivella | |
|---|---|
| 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
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
Pholiota limonella and its subspecies are very similar, seeming to differ only in the spores.[2]
Habitat and distribution
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
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]
See also
References
- ^ "Pholiota aurivella (Batsch) P. Kumm. 1871". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2013-04-06.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Bessette, Alan E. (1997). Mushrooms of Northeastern North America. Syracuse, New York: Syracuse University Press. ISBN 0815603886.
- ^ Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 201. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.
- ^ 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.
External links
- Media related to Pholiota aurivella at Wikimedia Commons
- "Pholiota aurivella, Golden Scalycap Mushroom". www.first-nature.com.
- "Taste of the Wild: Golden Pholiota". www.bio.brandeis.edu.