Extract from Wikipedia article: Pholiota squarrosa, commonly known as the shaggy scalycap, the shaggy Pholiota, or the scaly Pholiota, is a species of mushroom in the Strophariaceae family. Common in North America and Europe, it is often an opportunistic parasite, and has a wide range of hosts among deciduous trees, although it can also infect conifers. It can also live as a saprobe, deriving nutrients from decomposing wood. The mushroom is typically found growing in clusters at the base of trees and stumps. Both the cap and the stem are covered in small, pointed scales that are pointed downward and backward. The crowded gills are yellowish, then later rust-brown. The mushroom has an odor that, depending on the author, has been described as resembling garlic, lemon, radish, onion, or skunk. It has a strong taste, resembling radishes. Once thought to be edible, it is now considered and known to be poisonous, especially if consumed in combination with alcohol. The mushroom contains unique chemicals thought to help it infect plants by neutralizing defensive responses employed by them. The very similar P. squarrosoides differs in having a paler cap that is sticky between the scales, and smaller spores.
Shaggy Scalycap mushrooms (Pholiota squarrosa) in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 15, 2013 Svetlanovskiy prospekt, 51, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 190000
Emerging Shaggy Scalycap mushrooms (Pholiota squarrosa, Russian name Cheshuychatka) in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 18, 2013 ulitsa Professora Popova, 2 корпус 3, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 190000
Shaggy Scalycap mushrooms (Pholiota squarrosa, Russian name Cheshuychatka) growing at a base of a tree in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 18, 2013 ulitsa Professora Popova, 2 корпус 3, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 190000
Shaggy Scalycap mushrooms (Pholiota squarrosa, Russian name Cheshuychatka) at a tree base in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 20, 2013 ulitsa Professora Popova, 2 корпус 3, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 190000
Shaggy Scalycap mushrooms (Pholiota squarrosa, Russian name Cheshuychatka) in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 21, 2015 ul. Professora Popova, 2к3, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197022
Shaggy scalycap mushrooms (Pholiota squarrosa) on a log near Gulf of Finland between Morskaya and Lisiy Nos, 5 miles west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 5, 2016 Primorskoye sh., g. Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197755
Emerging Shaggy Scalycap mushrooms (Pholiota squarrosa, Russian name Cheshuychatka) in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 25, 2016
Young shaggy scalycap mushrooms (Pholiota squarrosa, Russian name Cheshuychatka) in Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 12, 2016 Polyanskaya dor., g. Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197755
Shaggy Scalycap mushrooms (Pholiota squarrosa) in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 15, 2016 Беседка великому князю Вячеславу Константиновичу, Rozovopavilyonnaya al., Pavlovsk, g. Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 196621
Shaggy Scalycap mushrooms (Pholiota squarrosa, Russian name Cheshuychatka) under a nut tree in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 24, 2016 nab. Reki Karpovki, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia
Old caps of Shaggy Scalycap mushrooms (Pholiota squarrosa, Russian name Cheshuychatka) in Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, October 9, 2016 Polyanskaya dor., g. Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197755
Shaggy Scalycap mushrooms (Pholiota squarrosa, Russian name Cheshuychatka) in Posiolok near Vyritsa, south from Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 16, 2016 Unnamed Road, Vyritsa, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188381
Shaggy scalycap mushrooms (Pholiota squarrosa, Russian name Cheshuychatka) in spruce forest in Posiolok near Vyritsa, south from Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 16, 2016 Unnamed Road, Vyritsa, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188381
Shaggy Scalycap mushrooms (Pholiota squarrosa, Russian name Cheshuychatka) in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 26, 2016 ul. Professora Popova, 2к3, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197022
Partially frozen shaggy scalycap mushrooms (Pholiota squarrosa, Russian name Cheshuychatka) in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 23, 2016 Svetlanovskiy pr., 49, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia
Shaggy scalycap mushrooms (Pholiota squarrosa, Russian name Cheshuychatka) taken from Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 23, 2016
Shaggy scalycap mushrooms (Pholiota squarrosa) in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 23, 2017 Svetlanovskiy Prospekt, 49к2, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 194064
Shaggy scalycap mushrooms (Pholiota squarrosa) on a stump in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 23, 2017 Svetlanovskiy Prospekt, 49, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia
Shaggy scalycap (Pholiota squarrosa) mushrooms in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 30, 2017 ulitsa Professora Popova, 1/6, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197022
Shaggy Scalycap mushrooms (Pholiota squarrosa, Russian name Cheshuychatka) near Lisiy Nos, south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 17, 2018 Primorskoye Shosse, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197755
Shaggy scalycap mushrooms (Pholiota squarrosa) found on live alder tree, 2 m above ground in Tarkhovka Park, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 2, 2024 Мыс «Тарховский», Saint Petersburg, 197701, Russia
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