Hygrocybe flavescens

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Hygrocybe flavescens
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Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Hygrophoraceae
Genus: Hygrocybe
Species:
H. flavescens
Binomial name
Hygrocybe flavescens
(Kauff.) Singer
Synonyms

Hygrocybe chlorophana var. aurantiaca Bon

Hygrocybe flavescens
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Gills icon.png Gills on hymenium
Conical cap icon.svg Cap is conical
Adnexed gills icon2.svg Hymenium is adnexed
Bare stipe icon.svg Stipe is bare
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 Spore print is white
Mycorrhizal fungus.svgEcology is mycorrhizal
Mycomorphbox Edible.pngEdibility is edible

Hygrocybe flavescens, commonly known as the golden waxy cap, is a species of Hygrocybe described from Michigan.

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Description

The mushroom is yellow-orange. [1] Its cap is 2.5 to 7 centimetres (1 to 2+3⁄4 in) wide and can be more orange in youth. [1] The stalk is 4 to 9 cm (1+1⁄2 to 3+1⁄2 in) long and 0.5 to 1.5 cm wide. [2] [3] The gills are more pale than the cap and stipe. [1] The flesh is yellowish [4] and has a mild taste and odor. [2] The spores are white, elliptical, smooth and inamyloid. [2] The spore print is white. [4]

Similar species

Hygrocybe chlorophana is similar, noted in North America as having a more viscid stipe. This distinction is not made in Europe, indicating that they may be the same species. [1]

Outside of several similar Hygrocybe species, [3] members of the uncommon Gloioxanthomyces can be recognized by their decurrent gills. [4]

Distribution and habitat

The species has been described from Michigan. [5] It can be found in various forests and woodlands. [1]

Uses

The species is considered nonpoisonous to humans. [6] It can serve as food, but is of low interest. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Trudell, Steve; Ammirati, Joe (2009). Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest. Timber Press Field Guides. Portland, OR: Timber Press. p. 64. ISBN   978-0-88192-935-5.
  2. 1 2 3 Davis, R. Michael; Sommer, Robert; Menge, John A. (2012). Field Guide to Mushrooms of Western North America. Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 122–123. ISBN   978-0-520-95360-4. OCLC   797915861.
  3. 1 2 3 Arora, David (1986) [1979]. Mushrooms Demystified: A Comprehensive Guide to the Fleshy Fungi (2nd ed.). Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press. p. 115. ISBN   978-0-89815-170-1.
  4. 1 2 3 Audubon (2023). Mushrooms of North America. Knopf. p. 400. ISBN   978-0-593-31998-7.
  5. ↑ "Hygrocybe flavescens in MycoWeb".
  6. ↑ Miller Jr., Orson K.; Miller, Hope H. (2006). North American Mushrooms: A Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi. Guilford, CN: FalconGuide. p. 65. ISBN   978-0-7627-3109-1.
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