Pholiota squarrosa

Shaggy pholiota

Cap is 3–12 cm; convex, becoming broadly convex or broadly bell-shaped; dry; yellowish underneath with conspicuous buff to tawny scales. Gills are attached to the stem or beginning to run down it; close or crowded; whitish to yellowish when young, becoming greenish yellow and eventually rusty brown; at first covered by a partial veil. Stem is 4–12 cm long; up to 1.5 cm thick; dry; with an ephemeral ring or ring zone; yellowish, sometimes becoming brown to reddish brown from the base up; also covered with conspicuous buff to tawny scales. Often found at the bases of living or dead trees; especially common on aspens and spruces.

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The fruiting bodies are annuals, they grow in clumps in summer and autumn, very often on dead branches and trunks.

Tree Species: Birch, Beech, Apple Tree, Fir, Lime, Spruce, Poplar

Part of a plant- attacked: Tree trunk, Branch

Pest significance: Harmful

Pest Category: Fungi

Invasive Species: No

Present in EU: Yes

Pest group: Fungi