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Pholiota squarrosa (Shaggy Scalycap)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Pholiota squarrosa, commonly known as the shaggy scalycap, the shaggy Pholiota, or the scaly Pholiota, is a species of mushroom in the Strophariaceae family. Common in North America and Europe, it is often an opportunistic parasite, and has a wide range of hosts among deciduous trees, although it can also infect conifers. It can also live as a saprobe, deriving nutrients from decomposing wood. The mushroom is typically found growing in clusters at the base of trees and stumps. Both the cap and the stem are covered in small, pointed scales that are pointed downward and backward. The crowded gills are yellowish, then later rust-brown. The mushroom has an odor that, depending on the author, has been described as resembling garlic, lemon, radish, onion, or skunk. It has a strong taste, resembl
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Infraspecies

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Borrowdale Woodland Complex 1650 England, United Kingdom
Carmarthen Bay and Estuaries/ Bae Caerfyrddin ac Aberoedd 163340 Wales, United Kingdom
Ebernoe Common 581 England, United Kingdom
Naddle Forest 892 England, United Kingdom  
North Pennine Moors 254789 England, United Kingdom

Ecosystems

Prey / Diet

Abies clanbrassiliana (Norway spruce)[1]
Fagus sylvatica (European beech)[1]
Gleditsia triacanthos (honeylocusts)[2]
Liquidambar styraciflua (sweetgum)[2]
Sorbus aucuparia (Mountain Ash)[2]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Providers

Parasite of 
Abies clanbrassiliana (Norway spruce)[1]
Fagus sylvatica (European beech)[1]
Gleditsia triacanthos (honeylocusts)[2]
Liquidambar styraciflua (sweetgum)[2]
Sorbus aucuparia (Mountain Ash)[2]

External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Ecology of Commanster
2Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0