Fungi: Basidiomycota: Agaricomycetes: Agaricales: Strophariaceae: Pholiota polychroa (Berk.) A.H.Sm. & H.J.Brodie

Pholiota polychroa – Variable Pholiota

Synonyms: Agaricus polychrous, Flammula polychroa.

Common name: Variable Pholiota.

Photos of this mushroom from East and Central Texas

Mushroom Pholiota polychroa growing from a side of a pine log on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville, Texas, July 15, 2018
Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA

Gills of a mushroom Pholiota polychroa on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville, Texas, July 15, 2018
Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA

Scalycap mushrooms Pholiota polychroa on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville, Texas, September 15, 2018
Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA

Close up of scalycap mushrooms Pholiota polychroa on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville, Texas, September 15, 2018
Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA

Gills of a scalycap mushroom Pholiota polychroa on Lone Star Hiking Trail south from Stubblefield Campground in Sam Houston National Forest. Huntsville, Texas, October 13, 2018
Walk In Camp Sites, Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA

Cap of a scalycap mushroom Pholiota polychroa on Lone Star Hiking Trail south from Stubblefield Campground in Sam Houston National Forest. Huntsville, Texas, October 13, 2018
Walk In Camp Sites, Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA

Scalycap mushrooms Pholiota polychroa on a fallen branch on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 11, 2020
Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA

Scalycap mushrooms Pholiota polychroa on a fallen oak(?) on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 11, 2020
Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA

Mushrooms Pholiota polychroa on a fallen twig on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 6, 2021
Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States

Caps of mushrooms Pholiota polychroa on a fallen twig on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 6, 2021
Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States

Gills of a mushroom Pholiota polychroa on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 6, 2021
Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States

Comments

• Data for this species were obtained from the dataset https://www.gbif.org.

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Links

• List of mushrooms with photos.
• Photos grouped by dates.
• List of Latin names.
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• Mushrooms from Texas, old version of web page.
• Mushrooms of Russia.
• Collection of mushrooms from Qatar.
• Picture archives.
• Home page of A. Sergeev.

Acknowledgements

Mushroom Observer and Facebook for learning names of local mushrooms.

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