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Fungus Host: Hardwood
Seasonal Growth: Annual
Shape and Texture: Fleshy mushroom
Fruiting Location #1: Buttress roots or base-butt
Fruiting Location #2: Main trunk
Hymenium: Gills
Thickness: Thin less then 1/2 inch
Stem: Present
Urban Commonality Rating: Common
Common Hosts #1: Maple
Common Hosts #2: Oak
Species Gallery
1. Pholiota squarrosoides on a down limb
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2. Gills, central stem and ring on P. squarrosoides in Photo 1
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3. Habit of Pholiota species at the base of a maple
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4. Closer view of scaly stem, ring and gills
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5. A different Pholiota species on a maple butt with reduced scaliness to top
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6. Dark gills
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