Genus

Pholiota (Scalycaps)

Pholiota brunnescens. Photo: (c) noah_siegel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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.

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Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Fungi (Fungi including lichens)
  - Phylum: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycete fungi)
    - Subphylum: Agaricomycotina (Higher basidiomycetes)
      - Class: Agaricomycetes
        Subclass: Agaricomycetidae
        Order: Agaricales (Common gilled mushrooms and allies)
        Suborder: Agaricineae
        Family: Strophariaceae
        Genus: Pholiota (Scalycaps)
        Species: Pholiota velaglutinosa
        Species: Pholiota terrestris
        Species: Pholiota malicola
        Section: Carbonicola (2)
        Subgenus: Pholiota (Pholiota subg. pholiota) (4)
        Subgenus: Lubricula (Pholiota subg. lubricula) (1)

Subtaxa

Species: Pholiota velaglutinosa

Species: Pholiota terrestris

Species: Pholiota malicola

Section: Carbonicola

Subgenus: Pholiota (Pholiota subg. pholiota)

Subgenus: Lubricula (Pholiota subg. lubricula)

Genus

Pholiota (Scalycaps)

Subtaxa

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