Pholiota limonella is a mushroom of the genus Pholiota. It is commonly found on fallen beech trunks and other hardwoods.[1][2] It shares the same macroscopic features as P. adiposa and P. aurivella and can only be reliably distinguished from them based on spore size.[3][4]

Pholiota limonella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Strophariaceae
Genus: Pholiota
Species:
P. limonella
Binomial name
Pholiota limonella
(Peck) Sacc. (1887)
Synonyms
  • Agaricus limonellus Peck (1878)
  • Pholiota ceriferoides P.D.Orton (1988)
  • Pholiota subsquarrosa var. limonella (Peck) Rick (1938)

Its subspecies include P. abietis, P. connata, and P. subvelutipes.[5] This mushroom is categorized as "not edible", but said to "taste mild" in Phillips (2010).[1]: 201  However there was a project in Hubei of China trying to "tame" the mushroom for growing massively for food.[6]

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References

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  1. ^ a b Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America (2nd ed.). Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 201. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2. OL 757518W.
  2. ^ Arora, David (1991). All That the Rain Promises and More... (1st ed.). New York, NY: Ten Speed Press. p. 136. ISBN 978-0-89815-388-0.
  3. ^ MacKinnon, Andy; Luther, Kem (2021). Mushrooms of British Columbia (1st ed.). Victoria, British Columbia: Royal BC Museum. p. 268. ISBN 9780772679550.
  4. ^ "The Genus Pholiota". Retrieved 2024-11-02.
  5. ^ Trudell, Steve; Ammirati, Joe (2009). Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest. Timber Press Field Guides. Portland, OR: Timber Press. p. 174. ISBN 978-0-88192-935-5.
  6. ^ 蔡 婧; et al. (2022-01-02). 基金專案:檸檬鱗傘生物學特性與馴化栽培 [Funding Project: Biological Characteristics and Domestication and Cultivation of Pholiota limonella] (in Chinese).
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