Hygrophorus chrysodon

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Hygrophorus chrysodon
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Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Hygrophoraceae
Genus: Hygrophorus
Species:
H. chrysodon
Binomial name
Hygrophorus chrysodon
(Batsch) Fr., 1838

Hygrophorus chrysodon, commonly known as the flaky waxy cap, [1] gold dust waxy cap, [2] or gold flecked woodwax, [3] is a species of fungus in the genus Hygrophorus . [4] The species is found throughout the Northern Hemisphere. It is edible but bland in taste.

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Etymology

The specific epithet chrysodon is Greek for 'golden tooth', a reference to the species' gold-hued granules or hairs, which are found on the cap (especially near the edge), stipe, and gills. [5]

Description

The fruit bodies are white, sometimes with a tinge of yellow. [5] The caps reach 4–14 centimetres (1+1⁄2–5+1⁄2 inches), with gills subdecurrent to decurrent. [6] The stalk is 3–10 cm long. [1]

The flesh is soft and white, with a mild to bitter taste. The spore print is white. [7]

Similar species

Lookalikes in the genus include the uncommon H. discoxanthus . [7]

Distribution and habitat

Hygrophorus chrysodon
Mycological characteristics
Gills icon.png Gills on hymenium
Convex cap icon.svgFlat cap icon.svg Cap is convex or flat
Subdecurrent gills icon2.svgDecurrent gills icon2.svg Hymenium is subdecurrent or decurrent
Bare stipe icon.svg Stipe is bare
Transparent spore print icon.svg
 Spore print is white
Mycorrhizal fungus.svgEcology is mycorrhizal
Mycomorphbox Edible.pngMycomorphbox Inedible.pngEdibility is edible or edible, but unpalatable

The species is found throughout the Northern Hemisphere [5] on the ground, with moss, and under conifers or other hardwood trees. [7]

Uses

It is edible but bland in taste. [8] [9]

References

  1. 1 2 Arora, David (1986) [1979]. Mushrooms Demystified: A Comprehensive Guide to the Fleshy Fungi (2nd ed.). Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press. p. 119. ISBN   978-0-89815-170-1.
  2. ↑ Siegel, Noah; Schwarz, Christian (September 1, 2024). Mushrooms of Cascadia: A Comprehensive Guide to Fungi of the Pacific Northwest. Humboldt County, CA: Backcountry Press. p. 269. ISBN   9781941624197.
  3. ↑ https://www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/field_mycology/english-names
  4. ↑ "Hygrophorus chrysodon (Batsch) Fr". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 Trudell, Steve; Ammirati, Joe (2009). Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest. Timber Press Field Guides. Portland, OR: Timber Press. pp. 67–68. ISBN   978-0-88192-935-5.
  6. ↑ Siegel, Noah; Schwarz, Christian (2016). Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast. Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press. p. 272. ISBN   9781607748175.
  7. 1 2 3 Audubon (2023). Mushrooms of North America. Knopf. p. 402. ISBN   978-0-593-31998-7.
  8. ↑ Phillips, Roger (2010) [2005]. Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America . Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p.  84. ISBN   978-1-55407-651-2.
  9. ↑ Miller Jr., Orson K.; Miller, Hope H. (2006). North American Mushrooms: A Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi. Guilford, CN: FalconGuide. p. 68. ISBN   978-0-7627-3109-1.
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