Pholiota decorata (Murrill) A.H. Sm. & Hesler
The North American species of Pholiota: 254. 1968.

Common Name: none

Synonym: Gymnopilus decoratus Murrill

• Description

  For description see NA Pholiota & Siegel & Schwarz.

• Habitat

  Solitary to scattered on both branches and small logs of conifers and hardwoods, sometimes in surrounding duff; not uncommon, northern coast and Sierra Nevada mountains; occuring fall, also through winter on the coast.

• Edibility

  Unknown.

• Comments

  Pholiota decorata can be distinguished by its creamy beige cap with a brown scaly center, pallid stipe with the lower portion covered with brownish floccose-fibrillose scales. Pholiota terrestris is similar, but has a scalier cap, darker scales on the stipe, and is cespitose on the ground or in wood chips

• References

  McCleneghan, S.C. (1991). A Systematic Study of the Genus Pholiota (Fr.) Kummer in California. Masters Thesis. Humboldt State University: Arcata, CA. 160 p. (PDF)
  Murrill, W.A. (1912). The Agaricaceae of the Pacific coast—II. Mycologia 4(5): 231-262. (Protologue)
  Murrill, W.A. (1917). North American Flora: Agaricales, Agaricaceae (pars). 10(3): 145-226.
  Siegel, N. & Schwarz, C. (2016). Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast. Ten Speed Press: Berkeley, CA. 601 p.
  Smith, A.H. & Hesler, L.R. (1968). The North American Species of Pholiota. Hafner Publishing Company: New York, NY. 492 p. (Web) (PDF)

• Other Descriptions and Photos
  Main Photo
  • Michael Wood: Pholiota decorata (CP)
  • Noah Siegel: Pholiota decorata (CP)
  • NA Pholiota: Pholiota decorata (D, I & P)
  • Mushroom Observer: Pholiota decorata (CP)
  • Rogers Mushrooms: Pholiota decorata (D & CP)
  • Phillips: p. 178-179 (D & CP)
  • Smith (1975): sp. 164 (D & CP)
  
  

  (D=Description; I=Illustration; P=Photo; CP=Color Photo)