Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales Family: Strophariaceae
Species: Pholiota squarrosa (Vahl) P. Kumm.
Synonyms: Agaricus floccosus
Agaricus squarrosus
Agaricus verruculosus
Cap Cennog Blewog
Dryophila squarrosa
Lepiota squarrosa
Pholiota jahnii
Pholiota squarrosa var. verruculosa
Common Name: Shaggy Scalycap


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Pholiota squarrosaPhotographer: © David Mitchel
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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Fagus sylvatica (26)
Fraxinus excelsior (6)
Quercus (6)
Tilia (2)
Malva sylvestris (2)
Prunus padus (1)
Quercus robur (1)
Prunus (1)
Fraxinus (1)
Acer pseudoplatanus (1)
Salix (1)
Prunus avium (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland (5)
Woodland and scrub (5)
Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (5)
Woodland: mixed (5)
Parkland and scattered trees (4)
Parkland and scattered trees: broadleaved (4)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (4)
Woodland: mixed, plantation (3)
Calcareous grassland: unimproved (2)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (2)
Boundaries: defunct hedge (1)
Built-up areas (1)
Grassland: acidic, unimproved, lowland (1)
Improved grassland (1)
Marsh/marshy grassland (1)
Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (1)
Woodland: broadleaved (1)
Woodland: coniferous, plantation (1)
Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (1)
Woodland: plantation (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Tree (29)
Stump (12)
Wood (4)
Tree base (3)
Soil (2)
Cut Trunk (1)
Dead Branch (1)
Dead Wood (1)
Fallen Tree (1)
Fence post (1)
Soil Grassy (1)
Soil Leaves (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
January (6)
March (4)
August (6)
September (13)
October (63)
November (20)