Species details
Foamy scalycap
Pholiota spumosa
Inedible
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Description
A yellow to orange-brown scalycap with a very sticky cap, growing on decayed woody debris and wood chips.
Identification features
Cap about 3–8 cm, lemon-yellow with a brown-orange centre, very sticky and sometimes with fibrous remnants. Gills change from pale yellow to brownish. Stem is paler above and reddish-brown toward the base.
Identification checklist
Check the lemon-yellow very sticky cap with an orange-brown centre and growth on decaying woody debris.
Detailed features
- Cap
- Cap about 3–8 cm, lemon-yellow with a brown-orange centre, very sticky and sometimes with fibrous remnants.
- Hymenophore
- The gills change from pale yellow to brownish.
- Stem
- Stem is paler above and reddish-brown toward the base.
Size
- Cap diameter
- 3–8 cm
Habitat
Grows on woody debris, stumps, buried wood and wood chips, often beside paths and in parks, in summer and autumn.
Fruiting period
July, August, September, October
Ecology
- Substrate
- Stumps, Buried wood
- Notes
- Grows on woody debris, stumps, buried wood and wood chips, often beside paths and in parks, in summer and autumn.
How to separate similar species
Similar to other slimy scalycaps; cap colour, substrate and stem structure are important additional clues.
Similar species
- Sticky scalycap (Pholiota gummosa)
- Pale scalycap (Pholiota lenta)
- Pholiota carbonaria