Pileus campanulate, then expanded, often broadly and obtusely umbonate, dry, yellowish-brown, covered with darker persistent squarrose scales, 5-10 cm. across ; flesh firm, thickish, white but usually tinged yellow or green; gills slightly decurrent, crowded, about 4 mm. broad, pale-olive, then rusty; spores rusty, 8 x 4 µ; stem 7-12 cm. long, up to 1 cm. thick, slightly narrowed towards the base, more or less wavy or ascending, pale tawny-yellow or brown, and covered with darker recurved scales up to the superior spreading ragged ring, smooth and pale above the ring, stuffed.

Dannevirke, New Zealand. Europe, United States.

On trunks, on and near stumps, &c.

Usually growing in dense clusters; smell strong, dull rusty-orange, with darker squarrose or spreading scales on the pileus and stem. Distinguished from Pholiota adiposa by the darker colour of the entire fungus and the persistent scales. Poisonous.