Can you help me identify this mushroom? It was found late August 2011, after a rainy summer, growing on a deciduous tree (alder or aspen), about 4-5 feet up. I did not pick this mushroom or get a spore print.
check to see if it has an odor of garlic next time you find that too. It'll help getting it from Pholiota down to species.
Thank you MycoRob - I don't think I've noticed a smell in our local Pholiotas, or I've just not thought there was a smell to look for ... What ID would garlic smell indicate, and are there any other distinctive Pholiota smells to watch out for (nose out for)? thanks! frog
Kuo's site mushroomexpert.com says that only Colorado species of Pholiota squarrosa smell like garlic. That's how I differentiate the species from others, but apparently only in the mountain west.
