Pholiota aurivella
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Pholiota aurivella, commonly known as the golden pholiota,[3] is a species of fungus in the family Strophariaceae that is found in native forest of New Zealand,[4] southern Canada, and in the United States. It is frequently found in the American West and Southwest, especially in late summer and fall. Most field guides list it as inedible,[3][5][6] with one reporting that it contains toxins which cause gastric upset.[7] According to David Arora, the taste resembles "marshmallows without the sugar."[2][3] It is sticky or slimy when moist and grows in clusters on live or dead trees.[6][3]
Pholiota aurivella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Agaricales |
Family: | Strophariaceae |
Genus: | Pholiota |
Species: | P. aurivella |
Binomial name | |
Pholiota aurivella | |
Synonyms[1][2] | |
Pholiota aurivella | |
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Gills on hymenium | |
Cap is campanulate | |
Hymenium is adnate | |
Stipe has a ring | |
Spore print is brown | |
Ecology is saprotrophic | |
Edibility is inedible or edible, but unpalatable |
The cap colour is bright to golden yellow, viscid when young with relatively dark scales. The stem is pale, and scaly closer to the bottom.[2]
Pholiota limonella and its subspecies are very similar, seeming to differ only in the spores.[2]