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Garlic-smelling scaly Pholiota mushroom

Pholiota squarrosa

Photo by garylincoff
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Field Notes

Description:

clustered on wood - dry, scaly cap and stem, gills pale becoming brownish, ring on stem...gives a brown spore print....strong smell of garlic coming from the mushroom

Habitat:

on wood, Telluride, Colorado

Notes:

not digestible

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PublishedFebruary 24, 2011

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