Pholiota malicola
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| Pholiota malicola | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Strophariaceae |
| Genus: | Pholiota |
| Species: | P. malicola |
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| Pholiota malicola | |
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Pholiota malicola, commonly known as the forgettable pholiota,[1] is an inedible species of fungus.
The species is in the family Strophariaceae.[2] Originally called Flammula malicola by mycologist Calvin Henry Kauffman in 1926, it was transferred to the genus Pholiota by Alexander H. Smith in 1934.[3]
It is an orangish species with a smooth cap 3–9 centimetres (1+1⁄4–3+1⁄2 in) in width. The stalk is 4–15 cm (1+1⁄2–6 in) long.[1]
It is found in North America and Australia.[4] It grows in groups on decaying wood.[1]
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