Pholiota aurivella
Golden Pholiota
Family Strophariaceae
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Potentially Edible
Slimy, ochre cap with spot-like scales. Brownish gills and evanescent ring on scaly, ochre stalk. Clustered on wood.
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Description
Cap:5-15 cm (2-6") wide. Bell shaped to convex or with broad knob. Sticky to slimy, covered with large flattened, spot-like scales, sometimes missing. Orange to tawny.
Gills: Attached, close, moderately
broad, pale yellow to light brown.
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Cluster and Cap
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Underside and Stalk
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Stalk: 5-10 cm (2-4") long and 0.5-1.5 cm (1/4-5/8") thick. Dry, cottony above ring. Fibrous or with down curled scales below. Yellow to yellow-brown.
Veil: Partial veil, off-white. Leaving evanescent ring or zone on upper stalk.
Spore print: Brown.
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Cluster
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Habitat and Range
Clustered on living trunks and logs of deciduous and coniferous trees, especially maple, elm, beech and birch. Canada to Tennessee, west to Washington and New Mexico.
Season
September-November
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