Pholiota scamba is a species of mushroom in the family Strophariaceae. It is found in the Pacific Northwest.
The cap of Pholiota scamba is about 1âÂÂ3 centimeters in diameter and can be convex, flat, or sometimes umbonate. It starts out whitish or beige, darkening in age. The stipe is about 1.5âÂÂ3 centimeters long and 1âÂÂ3 millimeters wide. The gills are adnate or sometimes slightly sinuate or decurrent, and the spore print is brown.
Pholiota scamba grows on conifer bark and wood debris. It fruits during summer and fall.