Flaming Scalycap   New
Taken at Dalzell Estate on 12th November 2025 using Nikon Coolpix P950
Fact File


Flaming Scalycap.
Species:
Order:
Family:
Local Names: 		Pholiota flammans.
Agaricales.
Strophariaceae.
Habitat:
Cap Diameter:
Stem:
Season:
Edibility:
Feature:
 		Only on dead wood, and nearly always rotting conifer stumps.
3 - 7 cms.
0.8 - 1.5 cms. diameter:  4 - 8 cms. tall.
June - November.
Taste very bitter, definitely not edible.
Quite rare and certainly a special find.
When picking any fungus for consumption, caution should be exercised at all times.