Changeable Pholiota Kuehneromyces mutabilis (Schaeffer) Singer & A.H. Smith    Synonyms: Pholiota mutabilis, Sheathed Woodtuft, Two-toned Pholiota.
Kingdom Fungi   >   Phylum Basidiomycota   >   Class Agaricomycetes   >   Order Agaricales   >   Family Strophariaceae   >   Genus Kuehneromyces   

Status:

Clusters on logs or stumps of hardwoods or conifers.

Description:

Two-toned moist cap; brown color of cap rubs off on fingers; odor unpleasant. Ring disappears quickly but annular zone remains (J. Solem, pers. comm).

There are 8 records in the project database.

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Changeable Pholiota in Howard Co., Maryland (11/3/2009). Image shows side view of fruiting bodies. Photo by Robert Solem. (MBP list)

Caps of Changeable Pholiota in Howard Co., Maryland (9/30/2012). Specimens verified by examination of spores by Robert Solem. Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Cap and gills of Changeable Pholiota in Howard Co., Maryland (11/3/2009). Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

Changeable Pholiota in Howard Co., Maryland (9/30/2012). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Changeable Pholiota in Howard Co., Maryland (9/30/2012). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Spores collected from a Changeable Pholiota specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (9/30/2012). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)


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