Pholiota tuberculosa (Schaeff.) P. Kumm.
(a scalycap)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPholiota tuberculosa (a 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 tuberculosa (a scalycap) :
1: Pholiota tuberculosa (a scalycap)
30 Sep 1983 OSGR: SU26 51° 20’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
Image 1: Fruitbodies - side view - in situImage 2: Fruitbodies - side view showing gills and stipe - lain downImage 3: Fruitbodies - top view - close-up - in situImage 4: Fruitbodies - top view - in situImage 5: Fruitbody - side view showing gills and stipe - lain downImage 6: Fruitbody - side view showing gills and stipe - lain down (2)Image 7: Cap cuticle cells - magnifiedImage 8: Cheilocystidia etc - magnifiedImage 9: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 10: DescriptionImage 11: Description - contd

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Jamoni, P.G. 2001 Reperti rari e nuovi della zona montana e subalpina dell Valsesia Fungi Non Delineati Pars XIV.

Pholiota tuberculosa (a 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 tuberculosa (a scalycap)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 17 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Pholiota tuberculosa (a scalycap)
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