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 Pholiota squarrosa
SynonymsAgaricus squarrosus
BiostatusPresent in region - Origin uncertain
Article: Massee, G.E. (1899) [1898]. The fungus flora of New Zealand. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 31: 282–349 Wellington:.
Description: Pileus campanulate, then expanded, often broadly and obtusely umbonate, dry, yellowish-brown, covered with darker
persistent squarrose scales, 5-10 cm. across ; flesh firm, thickish,
white but usually tinged yellow or green; gills slightly decurrent, crowded, about 4 mm.
broad, pale-olive, then rusty; spores rusty, 8 x 4 µ; stem 7-12 cm. long, up to 1 cm. thick,
slightly narrowed towards the base, more or less wavy or ascending, pale tawny-yellow or
brown, and covered with darker recurved scales up to the superior spreading ragged ring,
smooth and pale above the ring, stuffed.
Habitat: On trunks, on and near stumps, &c.
Distribution: Dannevirke, New Zealand. Europe, United States.
Notes: Usually growing in dense clusters; smell strong, dull rusty-orange, with darker squarrose or
spreading scales on the pileus and stem. Distinguished from Pholiota adiposa by the darker
colour of the entire fungus and the persistent scales. Poisonous.
Article: Horak, E. (1971). A contribution towards the revision of the Agaricales (Fungi) from New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany 9(3): 403-462 (http://www.rsnz.org/publish/abstracts.php).
Notes: Pholiota squarrosa (Fries) (12,16) = Gymnopilus sp.
From the preserved material (COLENSO 3850 B) referred to this species, only a
few spores have been observed. These spores are distinctly warty, rust-brown,
show a distinct plage, and are characteristic of Gymnopilus rather than any other
genus.
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