Species details
Sticky scalycap
Pholiota gummosa
Inedible
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Description
A pale ochre to brownish scalycap with a slimy cap and small triangular scales, often growing in clusters.
Identification features
Cap 2–5 cm wide, very slimy when wet, pale ochre to brownish and covered with whitish to brown triangular scales. Gills brown with age.
Identification checklist
Check the very slimy wet cap, small triangular scales and clustered growth from woody debris.
How to separate similar species
Other scalycaps can be similar; scales, slime, ring features and substrate help separate them.
Habitat
Grows on buried and decaying wood, stumps, roots and wood chips from summer to autumn.
Fruiting period
June, July, August, September, October
Similar species
- Pale scalycap (Pholiota lenta)
- Foamy scalycap (Pholiota spumosa)
- Pholiota species