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BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)
BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers)
BASIDIOMYCETES
(spore droppers)
AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)
AGARICALES
(mushrooms and toadstools)
STROPHARIACEAE
(a family of toadstools)
Pholiota
(scalycap toadstools)
Pholiota squarrosa
(Shaggy Scalycap)
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Pholiota squarrosa (Weigel) P. Kumm., 1871 (Shaggy Scalycap)

Notes (MWS) The specacular clumps of this common, large, shaggy, yellow toadstool are a familiar sight on frondose tree trunks in late summer and autumn.

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #photos
Pholiota squarrosa 17 October 2004 Cambridge England 2
Pholiota squarrosa Fruitbody 10 October 2004 West Kent England 3
Pholiota squarrosa Fruitbody 10 October 2004 West Kent England 2
Pholiota squarrosa Fruitbody 13 October 1983 North Wiltshire England 6
Pholiota squarrosa Fruitbody 24 October 1973 (Yorks) England 4

Suggested Literature

Pholiota squarrosa may be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)		 Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)		 MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)		 BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers)		 BASIDIOMYCETES
(spore droppers)		 AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)		 AGARICALES
(mushrooms and toadstools)		 STROPHARIACEAE
(a family of toadstools)		 Pholiota
(scalycap toadstools)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Pholiota squarrosa is associated with:

Photos fruitbody Betula - birches (Betulaceae) fruitbody parasitises live trunk (esp. base) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [parasitic then saprobic]
fruitbody Buddleja - butterfly bushes (Buddlejaceae) fruitbody parasitises live trunk (esp. base) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [parasitic then saprobic]
fruitbody Gleditsia triacanthos - Honey Locust (Fabaceae) fruitbody parasitises live trunk (esp. base) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [parasitic then saprobic]
fruitbody Sophora japonica - a cultivated tree (Fabaceae) fruitbody parasitises live trunk (esp. base) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [parasitic then saprobic]
Photos fruitbody Fagus - beeches (Fagaceae) fruitbody parasitises live trunk (esp. base) Major Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [parasitic then saprobic]
fruitbody Liquidamber styracifera - Liquidamber fruitbody parasitises live trunk (esp. base) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [parasitic then saprobic]
Photos fruitbody Fraxinus - ashes (Oleaceae) fruitbody parasitises live trunk (esp. base) Major Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [parasitic then saprobic]
Photos fruitbody Platanus - planes (Platanaceae) fruitbody parasitises live trunk (esp. base) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [parasitic then saprobic]
fruitbody Malus - apples (Rosaceae) fruitbody parasitises live trunk (esp. base) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [parasitic then saprobic]
Photos fruitbody Prunus - plums and cherries (Rosaceae) fruitbody parasitises live trunk (esp. base) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [parasitic then saprobic]
Photos fruitbody Sorbus aucuparia - Rowan, Mountain Ash (Rosaceae) fruitbody parasitises live trunk (esp. base) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [parasitic then saprobic]
Photos fruitbody Populus - poplars (Salicaceae) fruitbody parasitises live trunk (esp. base) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [parasitic then saprobic]
Photos fruitbody Salix - willows (Salicaceae) fruitbody parasitises live trunk (esp. base) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [parasitic then saprobic]
Photos fruitbody Tilia - limes (Tiliaceae) fruitbody parasitises live trunk (esp. base) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [parasitic then saprobic]
Photos fruitbody Broadleaved trees - Broadleaved, Frondose Or Deciduous Trees fruitbody parasitises live trunk (esp. base) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [parasitic then saprobic]
Photos fruitbody Pinopsida - conifers fruitbody parasitises live trunk (esp. base) Rare Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [parasitic then saprobic]
fruitbody Abies - firs (Pinaceae) fruitbody parasitises live trunk (esp. base) Rare Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [parasitic then saprobic]
Photos fruitbody Picea - spruces (Pinaceae) fruitbody parasitises live trunk (esp. base) Rare Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [parasitic then saprobic]
Photos fruitbody Pinus - pines (Pinaceae) fruitbody parasitises live trunk (esp. base) Rare Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [parasitic then saprobic]
Photos fruitbody Betula - birches (Betulaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on dead, white rotted trunk (esp. base) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [parasitic then saprobic]
Photos fruitbody Betula - birches (Betulaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on relatively freshly cut, white rotted stump Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [parasitic then saprobic]
fruitbody Buddleja - butterfly bushes (Buddlejaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on dead, white rotted trunk (esp. base) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [parasitic then saprobic]
fruitbody Buddleja - butterfly bushes (Buddlejaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on relatively freshly cut, white rotted stump Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [parasitic then saprobic]
fruitbody Gleditsia triacanthos - Honey Locust (Fabaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on relatively freshly cut, white rotted stump Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [parasitic then saprobic]
fruitbody Gleditsia triacanthos - Honey Locust (Fabaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on dead, white rotted trunk (esp. base) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [parasitic then saprobic]
fruitbody Sophora japonica - a cultivated tree (Fabaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on relatively freshly cut, white rotted stump Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [parasitic then saprobic]
fruitbody Sophora japonica - a cultivated tree (Fabaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on dead, white rotted trunk (esp. base) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [parasitic then saprobic]
Photos fruitbody Fagus - beeches (Fagaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on dead, white rotted trunk (esp. base) Major Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [parasitic then saprobic]
Photos fruitbody Fagus - beeches (Fagaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on relatively freshly cut, white rotted stump Major Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [parasitic then saprobic]
fruitbody Liquidamber styracifera - Liquidamber fruitbody is saprobic on relatively freshly cut, white rotted stump Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [parasitic then saprobic]
fruitbody Liquidamber styracifera - Liquidamber fruitbody is saprobic on dead, white rotted trunk (esp. base) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [parasitic then saprobic]
Photos fruitbody Fraxinus - ashes (Oleaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on relatively freshly cut, white rotted stump Major Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [parasitic then saprobic]
Photos fruitbody Fraxinus - ashes (Oleaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on dead, white rotted trunk (esp. base) Major Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [parasitic then saprobic]
Photos fruitbody Platanus - planes (Platanaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on relatively freshly cut, white rotted stump Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [parasitic then saprobic]
Photos fruitbody Platanus - planes (Platanaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on dead, white rotted trunk (esp. base) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [parasitic then saprobic]
fruitbody Malus - apples (Rosaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on relatively freshly cut, white rotted stump Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [parasitic then saprobic]
fruitbody Malus - apples (Rosaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on dead, white rotted trunk (esp. base) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [parasitic then saprobic]
Photos fruitbody Prunus - plums and cherries (Rosaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on dead, white rotted trunk (esp. base) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [parasitic then saprobic]
Photos fruitbody Prunus - plums and cherries (Rosaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on relatively freshly cut, white rotted stump Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [parasitic then saprobic]
Photos fruitbody Sorbus aucuparia - Rowan, Mountain Ash (Rosaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on dead, white rotted trunk (esp. base) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [parasitic then saprobic]
Photos fruitbody Sorbus aucuparia - Rowan, Mountain Ash (Rosaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on relatively freshly cut, white rotted stump Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [parasitic then saprobic]
Photos fruitbody Populus - poplars (Salicaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on relatively freshly cut, white rotted stump Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [parasitic then saprobic]
Photos fruitbody Populus - poplars (Salicaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on dead, white rotted trunk (esp. base) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [parasitic then saprobic]
Photos fruitbody Salix - willows (Salicaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on relatively freshly cut, white rotted stump Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [parasitic then saprobic]
Photos fruitbody Salix - willows (Salicaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on dead, white rotted trunk (esp. base) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [parasitic then saprobic]
Photos fruitbody Tilia - limes (Tiliaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on dead, white rotted trunk (esp. base) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [parasitic then saprobic]
Photos fruitbody Tilia - limes (Tiliaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on relatively freshly cut, white rotted stump Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [parasitic then saprobic]
Photos fruitbody Broadleaved trees - Broadleaved, Frondose Or Deciduous Trees fruitbody is saprobic on relatively freshly cut, white rotted stump Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [parasitic then saprobic]
Photos fruitbody Broadleaved trees - Broadleaved, Frondose Or Deciduous Trees fruitbody is saprobic on dead, white rotted trunk (esp. base) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [parasitic then saprobic]
Photos fruitbody Pinopsida - conifers fruitbody is saprobic on relatively freshly cut, white rotted stump Rare Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [parasitic then saprobic]
Photos fruitbody Pinopsida - conifers fruitbody is saprobic on dead, white rotted trunk (esp. base) Rare Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [parasitic then saprobic]
fruitbody Abies - firs (Pinaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on relatively freshly cut, white rotted stump Rare Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [parasitic then saprobic]
fruitbody Abies - firs (Pinaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on dead, white rotted trunk (esp. base) Rare Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [parasitic then saprobic]
Photos fruitbody Picea - spruces (Pinaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on dead, white rotted trunk (esp. base) Rare Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [parasitic then saprobic]
Photos fruitbody Picea - spruces (Pinaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on relatively freshly cut, white rotted stump Rare Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [parasitic then saprobic]
Photos fruitbody Pinus - pines (Pinaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on relatively freshly cut, white rotted stump Rare Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [parasitic then saprobic]
Photos fruitbody Pinus - pines (Pinaceae) fruitbody is saprobic on dead, white rotted trunk (esp. base) Rare Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [parasitic then saprobic]

Associated with Pholiota squarrosa:

Pholiota squarrosa may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)		 BASIDIOMYCETES
(spore droppers)		 AGARICALES
(mushrooms and toadstools)		 Pholiota
(scalycap toadstools)

References

Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota

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