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Pholiota aurivella

(Batsch) P. Kumm.

Golden Pholiota

GNRUnranked Found in 62 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.881279
Element CodeNFSTR000E0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumBasidiomycota
ClassBasidiomycetes
OrderAgaricales
FamilyStrophariaceae
GenusPholiota
Synonyms
Agaricus aurivellusBatschDryophila aurivella(Batsch) Quél.Hypodendrum aurivellum(Batsch) Overh.
Other Common Names
Golden Scalycap (EN)
Concept Reference
Phillips, R. 1991. Mushrooms of North America. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. 319 pp.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaNNR
ProvinceRankNative
Yukon TerritorySUYes
SaskatchewanSUYes
Nova ScotiaSUYes
AlbertaS3Yes
British ColumbiaS4Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
IndianaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (62)
Alaska (1)
AreaForestAcres
Chilkat-West Lynn CanalTongass National Forest199,772
California (29)
AreaForestAcres
Black ButteMendocino National Forest15,461
Black Mtn.Sequoia National Forest15,102
Bucks LakePlumas National Forest680
Callahan FlowModoc National Forest6,618
Caples CreekEldorado National Forest17,854
Castle PeakTahoe National Forest14,974
Cutca ValleyCleveland National Forest14,530
DardanellesEldorado National Forest8,110
Dinkey LakesSierra National Forest34,171
DomeStanislaus National Forest11,085
EagleStanislaus National Forest16,116
EagleShasta-Trinity National Forest6,553
East YubaTahoe National Forest17,968
Granite ChiefTahoe National Forest6,546
Kings RiverSierra National Forest52,999
Middle YubaTahoe National Forest7,379
MonarchSierra National Forest697
Mt. EddyShasta-Trinity National Forest7,232
Mt. Shasta AShasta-Trinity National Forest676
Mt. Shasta BShasta-Trinity National Forest2,809
NightStanislaus National Forest3,173
North Fork American RiverTahoe National Forest38,495
North Fork Middle Fork American RiverTahoe National Forest11,245
Orleans Mtn. CSix Rivers National Forest15,589
ShacklefordKlamath National Forest1,679
SiskiyouKlamath National Forest54,039
Slate Mtn.Sequoia National Forest12,299
Tragedy - Elephants BackEldorado National Forest20,866
WaterhouseStanislaus National Forest4,394
Nevada (1)
AreaForestAcres
Angel Peak NorthHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest12,577
New Hampshire (5)
AreaForestAcres
Kinsman MountainWhite Mountain National Forest8,999
PemigewassetWhite Mountain National Forest32,255
Pemigewasset ExtWhite Mountain National Forest15,840
Sandwich RangeWhite Mountain National Forest16,797
Wild RiverWhite Mountain National Forest46,878
New Mexico (10)
AreaForestAcres
Black CanyonSanta Fe National Forest1,922
Canada Bonito RNASanta Fe National Forest487
Columbine - Hondo Wilderness Study AreaCarson National Forest43,739
Juan de Gabaldon GrantSanta Fe National Forest8,023
Latir PeakCarson National Forest3,573
Little TesuqueSanta Fe National Forest815
PecosCarson National Forest13,436
Pecos WS RiverSanta Fe National Forest5,396
Tesuque CreekSanta Fe National Forest810
Thompson PeakSanta Fe National Forest33,001
Oregon (6)
AreaForestAcres
Brown Mt.Winema National Forest3,117
Maiden PeakDeschutes National Forest26,432
Maiden PeakWillamette National Forest9,627
Mill Creek Watershed (OR)Umatilla National Forest7,820
W. BoundaryWinema National Forest2,345
Walla Walla RiverUmatilla National Forest34,416
Pennsylvania (1)
AreaForestAcres
Minister ValleyAllegheny National Forest1,417
Tennessee (1)
AreaForestAcres
Sampson Mountain AdditionCherokee National Forest3,064
Vermont (1)
AreaForestAcres
Woodford 09086Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests2,456
Washington (6)
AreaForestAcres
Mill Creek Watershed (WA)Umatilla National Forest16,747
Mt. Baker MaMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest24,847
Mt. Baker NorthMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest16,873
Nason RidgeWenatchee National Forest19,329
Rock CreekWenatchee National Forest32,239
Twin LakesWenatchee National Forest22,496
West Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Cheat MountainMonongahela National Forest8,191
References (5)
  1. Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2018. <i>In</i> Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (<a href="https://indexfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://indexfungorum.org</a> and <a href="https://speciesfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://speciesfungorum.org</a>) database export on 16 June 2018. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  2. Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2025. <i>In</i> Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (<a href="https://indexfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://indexfungorum.org</a> and <a href="https://speciesfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://speciesfungorum.org</a>) database export on 29 September 2025. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  3. Index Fungorum. Online global fungal nomenclator. Index Fungorum Partnership (CABI, CBS, Landcare Research). www.indexfungorum.org (accessed 2012).
  4. MycoBank. 2025. MycoBank database download, export date January 2025. International Mycological Association. [http://www.mycobank.org]
  5. Phillips, R. 1991. Mushrooms of North America. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. 319 pp.