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Genus

Pholiota (Scalycaps)

Pholiota malicola. Photo: (c) geoffboyes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

iNaturalist • Wikipedia

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.

— Wikipedia

  • 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)

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