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Scalycaps
Pholiota
Pholiota is a genus of small to medium-sized, fleshy mushrooms in the family Strophariaceae. They are saprobes that typically live on wood. The genus has a widespread distribution, especially in temperate regions, and contains about 150 species.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Pholiota subg. Pholiota
subgenusPholiota
Sharp-scaly Pholiota
speciesPholiota squarrosoides
Pholiota subg. Lubricula
subgenusLubricula
Flammuloides
subgenusFlammuloides
Terrestrial Scalycap
speciesPholiota terrestris
Pholiota granulosa
speciesPholiota granulosa
Pholiota communis
speciesPholiota communis
Pholiota velaglutinosa
speciesPholiota velaglutinosa
Pholiota subflammans
speciesPholiota subflammans
Pholiota multicingulata
speciesPholiota multicingulata
Pholiota decorata
speciesPholiota decorata
Pholiota lucifera
speciesPholiota lucifera
Pholiota squarrosipes
speciesPholiota squarrosipes
Pholiota foedata
speciesPholiota foedata
Pholiota scamba
speciesPholiota scamba
Pholiota angustipes
speciesPholiota angustipes
Pholiota olivaceophylla
speciesPholiota olivaceophylla
Pholiota heteroclita
speciesPholiota heteroclita
Pholiota microspora
speciesPholiota microspora
Pholiota peleae
speciesPholiota peleae
Pholiota parvula
speciesPholiota parvula
Pholiota stratosa
speciesPholiota stratosa
Pholiota prolixa
speciesPholiota prolixa
Pholiota pallidocaulis
speciesPholiota pallidocaulis
Pholiota alniphila
speciesPholiota alniphila
Pholiota betulicola
speciesPholiota betulicola
Pholiota sp. 'FL01'
speciesPholiota sp. 'FL01'
Pholiota lurida
speciesPholiota lurida
Pholiota ferrugineolutescens
speciesPholiota ferrugineolutescens
Pholiota pulchella
speciesPholiota pulchella
Pholiota adirondackensis
speciesPholiota adirondackensis
Pholiota chrysmoides
speciesPholiota chrysmoides
Pholiota sp. 'TAC2104a'
speciesPholiota sp. 'TAC2104a'
Pholiota flavida
speciesPholiota flavida
Pholiota nubicola
speciesPholiota nubicola
Pholiota pityrodes
speciesPholiota pityrodes
Pholiota lutescens
speciesPholiota lutescens
Pholiota sp. 'brunnescens-CA01'
speciesPholiota sp. 'brunnescens-CA01'
Pholiota oblita
speciesPholiota oblita
Pholiota melliodora
speciesPholiota melliodora
Pholiota sp. 'NJ01'
speciesPholiota sp. 'NJ01'
Pholiota sp. 'PR01'
speciesPholiota sp. 'PR01'
Nivatogastrium sulcatum
speciesNivatogastrium sulcatum
Pholiota bakerensis
speciesPholiota bakerensis
Pholiota baeosperma
speciesPholiota baeosperma
Pholiota mucigera
speciesPholiota mucigera
Pholiota sphagnicola
speciesPholiota sphagnicola
Pholiota sp. 'RE01'
speciesPholiota sp. 'RE01'
Pholiota sp. 'WI01'
speciesPholiota sp. 'WI01'
Pholiota sp. 'aurivella-MX01'
speciesPholiota sp. 'aurivella-MX01'
Pholiota sp. 'AK01'
speciesPholiota sp. 'AK01'
Pholiota aurantioflava
speciesPholiota aurantioflava
Pholiota sp. 'PNW02'
speciesPholiota sp. 'PNW02'
Pholiota duroides
speciesPholiota duroides
Pholiota galapagensis
speciesPholiota galapagensis
Nivatogastrium lignicola
speciesNivatogastrium lignicola
Pholiota jalapensis
speciesPholiota jalapensis
Pholiota rigidipes
speciesPholiota rigidipes
Pholiota aberrans
speciesPholiota aberrans
Pholiota pudica
speciesPholiota pudica
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Pholiota in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 64076.