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shaggy scalycap
Pholiota squarrosa
Fungusstrong against amphibians, reptiles
Common
Mycelium
While active with another fungus in play, it regains 5 HP at the start of your turn (8 with two others).
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Wikapialpha version
shaggy scalycap
Pholiota squarrosa
Fungusstrong against amphibians, reptiles
Common
While active with another fungus in play, it regains 5 HP at the start of your turn (8 with two others).
Pholiota squarrosa
Photo: steve b (original photo) · CC0 (licence text) · cropped
Strong against: it deals 20% more damage to them. Weak against: these types deal 20% more damage to it.
Pholiota squarrosa, commonly known as the shaggy scalycap, the shaggy Pholiota, or the scaly Pholiota, is a species of mushroom in the family Strophariaceae. Both the cap and the stem are covered in small, pointed scales that are pointed downward and backward. The crowded gills are yellowish, then later rust-brown. The mushroom has an odor that, depending on the author, has been described as resembling garlic, lemon, radish, onion, or skunk. It has a strong taste, resembling radishes. The very similar P. squarrosoides differs in having a paler cap that is sticky between the scales, and smaller spores.
Common in North America and Europe, it is a secondary parasite, in that it attacks trees that have already been weakened from prior injury or infection by bacteria or other fungi. It has a wide range of hosts among deciduous trees, although it can also infect conifers. It can also live as a saprobe, deriving nutrients from decomposing wood. Though edible to some, it may be toxic, especially if consumed in combination with alcohol. The mushroom contains unique chemicals thought to help it infect plants by neutralizing defensive responses employed by them.
Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Pholiota squarrosa, by its authors, under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
No global status on the IUCN Red List: that’s what makes this card Common.
Every Common card has 100 points, shared between HP, ATK and DEF:
How they’re shared out:
DEF 28