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== Description == |
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The cap of ”Pholiota decorata” is about 2-8 in diameter. It is convex, sometimes flattening in age. It is cream-colored with a brown center. The stipe is between 3 and 9 centimeters long and 0.3-1 centimeters wide. When the mushroom is young, a veil covers the gills. When the mushroom matures, the veil leaves tissue on the stipe.<ref name=”:0″>{{Cite book |last=Siegel |first=Noah |title=Mushrooms of Cascadia: A Comprehensive Guide to Fungi of the Pacific Northwest |last2=Schwarz |first2=Christian |date=September 1, 2024 |publisher=Backcountry Press |isbn=9781941624197 |location=Humboldt County, CA |pages=132}}</ref> The gills vary from sinuate to adnate. They start out white or yellowish, before becoming hazel and eventually the color of clay.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MykoWeb: North American Species of Pholiota |url=https://www.mykoweb.com/Pholiota/species/Pholiota_decorata_decorata.html |access-date=2025-10-19 |website=www.mykoweb.com}}</ref> The spore print is brown.<ref name=”:0″ /> |
The cap of ”Pholiota decorata” is about 2-8 in diameter. It is convex, sometimes flattening in age. It is cream-colored with a brown center. The stipe is between 3 and 9 centimeters long and 0.3-1 centimeters wide. When the mushroom is young, a veil covers the gills. When the mushroom matures, the veil leaves tissue on the stipe.<ref name=”:0″>{{Cite book |last=Siegel |first=Noah |title=Mushrooms of Cascadia: A Comprehensive Guide to Fungi of the Pacific Northwest |last2=Schwarz |first2=Christian |date=September 1, 2024 |publisher=Backcountry Press |isbn=9781941624197 |location=Humboldt County, CA |pages=132}}</ref> The gills vary from sinuate to adnate. They start out white or yellowish, before becoming hazel and eventually the color of clay.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MykoWeb: North American Species of Pholiota |url=https://www.mykoweb.com/Pholiota/species/Pholiota_decorata_decorata.html |access-date=2025-10-19 |website=www.mykoweb.com}}</ref> The spore print is brown.<ref name=”:0″ /> |
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== Habitat and ecology == |
== Habitat and ecology == |
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Latest revision as of 17:42, 19 October 2025
Pholiota decorata is a species of mushroom in the family Strophariaceae.
The cap of Pholiota decorata is about 2-8 centimeters in diameter. It is convex, sometimes flattening in age. It is cream-colored with a brown center. The stipe is between 3 and 9 centimeters long and 0.3-1 centimeters wide. When the mushroom is young, a veil covers the gills. When the mushroom matures, the veil leaves tissue on the stipe.[1] The gills vary from sinuate to adnate. They start out white or yellowish, before becoming hazel and eventually the color of clay.[2] The spore print is brown.[1]
Habitat and ecology
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Pholiota decorata grows from duff and wood.[1] It is commonly found in conifer forests in the Pacific Northwest.[3]
Species of fungus
- ^ a b c Siegel, Noah; Schwarz, Christian (September 1, 2024). Mushrooms of Cascadia: A Comprehensive Guide to Fungi of the Pacific Northwest. Humboldt County, CA: Backcountry Press. p. 132. ISBN 9781941624197.
- ^ “MykoWeb: North American Species of Pholiota”. www.mykoweb.com. Retrieved 2025-10-19.
- ^ Trudell, Steve (October 25, 2022). Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest (Revised ed.). Portland, OR: Timber Press. p. 212. ISBN 9781643260860.
