Pholiota limonella is a mushroom of the genus Pholiota. It is commonly found on fallen beech trunks and other hardwoods. It shares the same macroscopic features as P. adiposa and P. aurivella and can only be reliably distinguished from them based on spore size.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Pholiota limonella being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Pholiota aurivella
- Pholiota adiposa
- Pholiota glutinosa
- Pholiota jahnii
- Hemistropharia albocrenulata
- Pholiota squarrosoides
Classification
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Basidiomycota
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Agaricales
- Family
- Strophariaceae
- Genus
- Pholiota
- Species
- Pholiota limonella
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