Pholiota gummosa (Lasch) Singer
(Sticky Scalycap)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPholiota gummosa (Sticky Scalycap)
GenusPholiota (scalycap toadstools)
FamilySTROPHARIACEAE (a family of toadstools)
OrderAGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Pholiota gummosa (Sticky Scalycap) :
1: Pholiota gummosa (Sticky Scalycap)
20 Oct 1982 OSGR: SU16 51° 20’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
Image 1: Fruitbodies - oblique view - in situImage 2: Fruitbodies - side view showing gills and stipe - lain downImage 3: Fruitbodies - side view showing gills and stipe - lain down (2)Image 4: Fruitbody - side view showing gills and stipe - lain downImage 5: Fruitbody - young - side view showing intact veil - lain downImage 6: Gills an stipe apex - close-upImage 7: Cheilocystidia - magnifiedImage 8: Pleurocystidia - magnifiedImage 9: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 10: DescriptionImage 11: Description - contd
2: Pholiota gummosa (Sticky Scalycap)
25 Sep 1981 OSGR: SU26 51° 20’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
Image 1: CollectionImage 2: Fruitbodies - side view - in situImage 3: Fruitbodies - side view showing gills and stipe - in situImage 4: Fruitbodies - side view showing gills and stipe - in situ (2)Image 5: Fruitbodies - top view - in situImage 6: Cheilocystidia - magnifiedImage 7: Chrysocystidia - magnifiedImage 8: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 9: Veil hypha from cap - magnifiedImage 10: DescriptionImage 11: Description - contd

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Pegler, D.N. & Legon, N.W. 2000 Profiles of Fungi No. 117: Pholiota gummosa (Lasch) Singer Mycologist Vol 14 (3): 133-134.

Pholiota gummosa (Sticky Scalycap) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Pholiota gummosa (Sticky Scalycap)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Pholiota gummosa (Sticky Scalycap)
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