Pholiota highlandensis. Bonfire Scalycap mushrooms growing on a burn site, along the upper end of Upper Willow Creek, in Granite County, Montana.

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Pholiota highlandensis. Bonfire Scalycap mushrooms growing on a burn site, along the upper end of Upper Willow Creek, in Granite County, Montana. Upper Willow Creek is a tributary of Rock Creek, which in turn feed the Clark Fork of the Columbia River. Pholiota highlandensis often have a yellow-brown, cinnamon brown, or red-brown, moist, sticky cap, but at times, in dryer conditions, the cap takes on a powdery or scaly appearance. The mushroom goes by several common names, such as Bonfire Scalycap, Burn-Loving Pholiota, and Wild Fire Mushroom. Its scientific synonyms include Pholiota highlandensis, Pholiota carbonaria, and Pholiota fulvozonata. Kingdom: Fungi Division: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes Order: Agaricales Family: Strophariaceae Genus: Pholiota Species: P. highlandensis

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Location: Upper Willow Creek, Granite County, Montana, USA
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