Pholiota alnicola var alnicola (Fr.) Singer
(Alder Scalycap)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
VarietyPholiota alnicola var alnicola (Alder Scalycap)
SpeciesPholiota alnicola (Alder 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 alnicola var alnicola (Alder Scalycap) :
1: Pholiota alnicola var alnicola (Alder Scalycap)
15 Oct 1984 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 - lain downImage 3: Fruitbodies - top view - in situImage 4: Fruitbodies - top view - in situ (2)Image 5: Gills and stipe apex - close-up - enlargedImage 6: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 7: DescriptionImage 8: Description - contd
2: Pholiota alnicola var alnicola (Alder Scalycap)
19 Oct 1982 OSGR: SU47 51° 30’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Cap - oblique view - close-upImage 2: Fruitbodies - side view - in situImage 3: Fruitbodies - side view showing gills, stipe and ring zone - lain downImage 4: Fruitbodies - side view showing gills, stipe and ring zone - lain down (2)Image 5: Fruitbodies - side views showing gills, stipe and ring zone - lain downImage 6: Fruitbodies - top view - in situImage 7: Fruitbodies - top view - in situ (2)Image 8: Fruitbodies - young - side view showing intact veil - lain downImage 9: Cheilocystidia - magnifiedImage 10: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 11: DescriptionImage 12: Description - contdImage 13: Description - contd 2

Pholiota alnicola var alnicola (Alder Scalycap) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Pholiota alnicola var alnicola (Alder Scalycap)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 10 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Pholiota alnicola var alnicola (Alder Scalycap)
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