1,517 observationsLeast Concern
flaming scalycap
Pholiota flammans
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Fungi ›Phylum: Basidiomycota ›Class: Agaricomycetes ›Order: Agaricales ›Family: Strophariaceae ›Genus: Pholiota
About
Pholiota flammans, commonly known as the yellow pholiota, the flaming Pholiota, or the flame scalecap, is a basidiomycete agaric mushroom of the genus Pholiota. Its fruit body is golden-yellow in color throughout, while its cap and stem are covered in sharp scales. As it is a saprobic fungus, the fruit bodies typically appear in clusters on the stumps of dead coniferous trees. P. flammans is distributed throughout Europe, North America, and Asia in boreal and temperate regions....
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of flaming scalycap is Pholiota flammans.
- flaming scalycap belongs to the kingdom Fungi.
- flaming scalycap belongs to the phylum Basidiomycota.
- flaming scalycap belongs to the class Agaricomycetes.
- flaming scalycap belongs to the order Agaricales.
- flaming scalycap belongs to the family Strophariaceae.
- flaming scalycap belongs to the genus Pholiota.