#scalycap

[fernweh-arcane]

Conifer Scalycap

Pholiota Astragalina

[orofeaiel]

Bioluminescent mushies - scalycap

[raverams]

Shaggy scalycap / Schubbige bundelzwam / Pholiota squarrosa

Info: Shaggy scalycap

[mushroomgay]

Epping forest, London, UK, October 2020

Shaggy scalycap (Pholiota squarrosa)

These fungi are not edible, and some guides report them to be toxic, concerning given their resemblance to some species of honey fungi, Armillaria sp., which are often gathered for the pot - I spent some time myself deciding whether these were scalycaps or dark honey fungi (Armillaria ostoyae), which are considered edible when properly cooked. 

The beautiful fat mutant in the last two photos appears to be the result of the stipes of two bodies in this densely growing bunch fusing together, 

[butterscotchbeluga]

A shorter, bulkier mech than most, the Bonfire Scalycap makes up for its small size and poor mobility with its outstanding durability and impressive heat-based offensive weaponry. Able to easily counteract any signs of overheating with the full-system exhaust, this machine can always push past its limitations to get in that always needed extra hit. Remember, If things ever start looking rough, you can set this mech to full overcharge, super-heating itself to the extreme. Fire will bellow out of ever exhaust, the surface will start to glow, and the ground will start to melt around you, if you survive nothing will survive your fury. Bonfire Scalycap was chosen as this species of fungus grows best after forest fires.

[ifelten]

Art af Skælhat (Pholiota indet.)

Scalycap species (Pholiota)

[raverams]

Shaggy scalycap / Schubbige bundelzwam / Pholiota squarrosa

Info Pholiota squarrosa

[raverams]

Shaggy scalycap / Schubbige bundelzwam / Pholiota squarrosa