Pholiota (Fr.) P. Kumm.
(scalycap toadstools)

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Species 63 images 1 ident. refs
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Species 1 subtaxa 21 images
Species 3 ident. refs
Species 2 ident. refs
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Species 22 images 1 ident. refs
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Species 24 images 1 ident. refs
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Species 20 images 1 ident. refs
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Species 22 images 2 ident. refs
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Species 11 images 1 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
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)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Holec, J 2001 The genus Pholiota in central and western Europe Libri Botanici, 20, 220pp, IHW-Verlag
() Marchand, A. 1971 Champignons du Nord et du Midi (9 volumes) over 2,000 in totalpp, Société Mycologique des Pyrénées Méditerranéenes

Pholiota (scalycap toadstools) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Pholiota (scalycap toadstools)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 170 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Pholiota (scalycap toadstools)
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