STATUS: STABLE

Is a new species of fungi in the Galapagos Islands belongs to the genus Pholiota that in general are small to medium sized mushrooms in the family Strophariaceae. They live on wood at the base of trees or on the rooting roots. The genus Pholiota includes mushrooms; with scaly, sticky to dry top surfaces, the spores are sooth and with range of colors like brown, light brown or mix yellow color. They have a characteristic similar to “garlic, lemon, radish, onion, or skunk”. They can be toxic It has a strong taste, resembling radishes; they may be poisonous if mix with alcohol.

References

Reid, D. A., Pegler, D., & Spooner, B. (1980, January 1). An annotated list of the fungi of the Galapagos Islands: Semantic scholar. Kew Bulletin. Retrieved February 10, 2023, from https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/An-Annotated-List-of-the-Fungi-of-the-Galapagos-Reid-Pegler/6e82b08f58766062a538fd90e857e021d46dd2d1
Galapagos Species Checklist. Charles Darwin Foundation. (n.d.). Retrieved February 10, 2023, from https://www.darwinfoundation.org/en/datazone/checklist?species=3158
Wikimedia Foundation. (2022, May 1). Pholiota. Wikipedia. Retrieved February 10, 2023, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pholiota