Fungi: Basidiomycota: Agaricomycetes: Agaricales: Strophariaceae: Pholiota polychroa (Berk.) A.H.Sm. & H.J.Brodie

Pholiota polychroa – Variable Pholiota

Synonyms: Agaricus polychrous, Flammula polychroa.

Common name: Variable Pholiota.

Photos of this mushroom from East and Central Texas

Mushroom Pholiota polychroa growing from a side of a pine log on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville, Texas, July 15, 2018
Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA

Gills of a mushroom Pholiota polychroa on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville, Texas, July 15, 2018
Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA

Scalycap mushrooms Pholiota polychroa on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville, Texas, September 15, 2018
Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA

Close up of scalycap mushrooms Pholiota polychroa on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville, Texas, September 15, 2018
Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA

Gills of a scalycap mushroom Pholiota polychroa on Lone Star Hiking Trail south from Stubblefield Campground in Sam Houston National Forest. Huntsville, Texas, October 13, 2018
Walk In Camp Sites, Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA

Cap of a scalycap mushroom Pholiota polychroa on Lone Star Hiking Trail south from Stubblefield Campground in Sam Houston National Forest. Huntsville, Texas, October 13, 2018
Walk In Camp Sites, Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA

Gills of a mature Pholiota polychroa mushroom or may be wood oysterling Deconica horizontalis(?) on a small fallen rotten mossy tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, October 28, 2018
Lone Star Hiking Trail, Coldspring, TX 77331, USA

Cap of a mature Pholiota polychroa mushroom or may be Deconica horizontalis(?) on a small fallen rotten mossy tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, October 28, 2018
Lone Star Hiking Trail, Coldspring, TX 77331, USA

Scalycap mushrooms Pholiota polychroa on a fallen branch on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 11, 2020
Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA

Scalycap mushrooms Pholiota polychroa on a fallen oak(?) on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 11, 2020
Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA

Mushrooms Pholiota polychroa on a fallen twig on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 6, 2021
Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States

Caps of mushrooms Pholiota polychroa on a fallen twig on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 6, 2021
Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States

Gills of a mushroom Pholiota polychroa on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 6, 2021
Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States

Underside of variable Pholiota mushrooms (Pholiota polychroa) on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 21, 2022
Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States

Gills of variable Pholiota mushroom (Pholiota polychroa) on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 21, 2022
Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States

Variable Pholiota mushrooms (Pholiota polychroa) on an oak log on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 21, 2022
Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States

Spores of mushrooms Pholiota polychroa under a microscope at low magnification collected near Caney Creek in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 21, 2022

Spores of mushrooms Pholiota polychroa under a microscope at low magnification collected near Caney Creek in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 21, 2022

Side view of mushrooms Pholiota polychroa on a fallen oak(?) branch on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 4, 2022
Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States

Mushrooms Pholiota polychroa on a fallen oak(?) branch on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 4, 2022
Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States

Comments

• Data for this species were obtained from the dataset https://www.gbif.org.

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Links

• List of mushrooms with photos.
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• Mushrooms from Texas, old version of web page.
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Acknowledgements

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