Pholiota

Pholiota
	Pholiota squarrosa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Agaricales
Family:	Strophariaceae
Genus:	Pholiota; (Fr.) P.Kumm. (1871)
Type species
	Pholiota squarrosa; (Bull.) P.Kumm. (1871)
Synonyms
	Agaricus "trib." Pholiota Fr. (1821); Agaricus ser. Derminus Fr. (1821); Derminus (Fr.) Staude (1857) nom. rej.; Gymnocybe P.Karst. (1879); Dryophila Quél. (1886); Flammopsis Fayod (1889); Ryssospora Fayod (1889); Hypodendrum Paulet ex Earle (1909); Visculus Earle (1909)

Pholiota is a genus of small to medium-sized, fleshy mushrooms in the family Strophariaceae. They are saprobes that typically live on wood. The genus has a widespread distribution, especially in temperate regions, and contains about 150 species.

Pholiota is derived from the Greek word pholis, meaning "scale".

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