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Hygrocybe flavescens, commonly known as the golden waxy cap, is a species of Hygrocybe described from Michigan.[1] It is considered nonpoisonous to humans.[2] The species can be found in various forests and woodlands.[3]
Hygrocybe flavescens | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
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 on hymenium | |
Cap is conical | |
Hymenium is adnexed | |
Stipe is bare | |
Spore print is white | |
Ecology is mycorrhizal | |
Edibility is edible |
The mushroom is yellow-orange.[3] Its cap ranges from 2.5 to 6 cm wide, and can be more orange in youth.[3] The stalk is 4 to 7 cm long, .5 to 1.5 cm wide.[4] The gills are more pale than the cap and stipe.[3] The spores are white, elliptical, smooth and inamyloid.[4] It has a mild taste and odor.[4]
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.[3] It is considered edible, but undesirable. Mycologist David Arora describes it as "edible, but far from incredible".[5]
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