Pholiota glutinosa

Pholiota glutinosa is a species of poisonous fungi in the genus Pholiota, endemic to New Zealand.

Pholiota glutinosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Strophariaceae
Genus: Pholiota
Species:
P. glutinosa
Binomial name
Pholiota glutinosa
(Massee) E. Horak (1971)[1]

Taxonomy

First discovered by George Edward Massee in 1989 where it was originally named Hypholoma glutinosum.[2][3] It has also been named P. adiposa and P. aurivellaas..[4]

Description

This species produces its fruit body from Autumn to early Winter.[4] The pileus is convex and obtuse, ranging from 40-60mm in diameter and 60-80mm in height. The pileus is yellow with concentrically arranged evanescent darker squarrose scales 5-12mm across. The pileus is shiny in dry weather due to the dried gluten layer on its surface. In wet conditions, the scales dissolve into the surface gluten. The flesh is white. Gills adnate and range from 6-8mm long. The spores are rusty orange, elliptical in shape with an area of 7 x 3 µm. The stem is 7-12cm long and can be up to 2cm thick.[5] 

Pholiota glutinosa is poisonous.[5]

Habitat and distribution

Pholiota glutinosa is found on decaying wood and trees. Distribution is all over New Zealand, also found in Europe and the United States.[5]

Etymology

glutinosa: From the Greek gloeo ‘glue’, refers to the shiny pileus due to gluten present on its surface, giving it a shiny appearance.[6]

See also

References
  1. "Pholiota glutinosa (Massee) E.Horak". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  2. Horak, E. (September 1971). "A contribution towards the revision of the Agaricales (fungi) from New Zealand". New Zealand Journal of Botany. 9 (3): 402–462. doi:10.1080/0028825x.1971.10430193. ISSN 0028-825X.
  3. "Hypholoma glutinosum Massee". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  4. "Pholiota glutinosa". www.hiddenforest.co.nz. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  5. "Pholiota glutinosa (Massee) E. Horak 1971 - Biota of NZ". biotanz.landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  6. "Pholiota glutinosa". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
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