About Pholiota decorata (Murrill) A.H.Sm. & Hesler
Pholiota decorata, formally classified as Pholiota decorata (Murrill) A.H.Sm. & Hesler, has the following physical description. The cap is 2 to 8 centimeters across, convex in shape, and sometimes flattens as the mushroom ages. The cap is cream-colored with a brown center. The stipe measures 3 to 9 centimeters long and 0.3 to 1 centimeters wide. Young specimens have a veil that covers the gills; as the mushroom matures, this veil leaves residual tissue on the stipe. The gills range in attachment from sinuate to adnate. They begin white or yellowish, turn hazel as they mature, and finally take on a clay color. The spore print of this species is brown. In terms of habitat and ecology, Pholiota decorata grows out of duff and wood, and is commonly found in conifer forests of the Pacific Northwest.
