Scaly Wood Mushroom in Howard Co., Maryland (9/13/2020). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 218658 - Psn: 22)

Scaly Wood Mushroom in Howard Co., Maryland (9/13/2020). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Scaly Wood Mushroom in Howard Co., Maryland (9/13/2020). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Scaly Wood Mushroom (fruiting body) in Howard Co., Maryland (6/16/2009).

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Scaly Wood Mushroom (gills) in Howard Co., Maryland (6/16/2009).

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Spores collected from a Scaly Wood Mushroom specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (9/13/2020). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 218660 - Psn: 190)

Spores collected from a Scaly Wood Mushroom specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (9/13/2020). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Spores collected from a Scaly Wood Mushroom specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (6/16/2009). Ovoid; measured 5.0-5.5 X 3.0-3.5 microns.

Photo by Robert Solem MBP List

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Status

Found scattered or in groups on the ground in coniferous, mixed, or (occasionally) hardwood forests.

Description

Cap: Off-white, dry, covered with dense pinkish-brown scales, convex to nearly flat in age; margin inrolled when young; flesh white, firm, ages/stains pink or red. Gills: grayish-pink to dark reddish-brown (in age), crowded. Stalk: Dingy pink, nearly smooth with scattered fibrils above and below ring; cylindrical or tapers up with rather bulbous base; partial veil may leave persistent, flaring ring; white flesh stains pin or red, hollow (J. Solem, pers. comm.).

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Scaly Wood Mushroom in Howard Co., Maryland (9/13/2020). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Joanne Solem.

Scaly Wood Mushroom (fruiting body) in Howard Co., Maryland (6/16/2009). Media by Joanne Solem.

Scaly Wood Mushroom (gills) in Howard Co., Maryland (6/16/2009). Media by Joanne Solem.

Spores collected from a Scaly Wood Mushroom specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (9/13/2020). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Joanne Solem.

Spores collected from a Scaly Wood Mushroom specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (6/16/2009). Ovoid; measured 5.0-5.5 X 3.0-3.5 microns. Media by Robert Solem.