Hygrophorus speciosus

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Hygrophorus speciosus
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Hygrophoraceae
Genus: Hygrophorus
Species:
H. speciosus
Binomial name
Hygrophorus speciosus
Peck, 1878

Hygrophorus speciosus is a species of fungus in the genus Hygrophorus.[1][2] While edible, the flavor of most Hygrophorus species is considered bland.[3]

It has a bright red-orange cap which yellows with age, and a white or yellow stem; both are slimy, but the fruit bodies are less so with age.[4] The gills are whitish to light yellow, and decurrent.[4]

The species can be found inland within the Pacific Northwest, in areas where larch is plentiful.[4]

Hygrophorus hypothejus is a similar species.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Hygrophorus speciosus (Fr.) Fr". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  2. ^ Phillips, Roger (2010) [2005]. Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 86. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.
  3. ^ Miller Jr., Orson K.; Miller, Hope H. (2006). North American Mushrooms: A Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi. Guilford, CN: FalconGuide. p. 70. ISBN 978-0-7627-3109-1.
  4. ^ a b c d Trudell, Steve; Ammirati, Joe (2009). Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest. Timber Press Field Guides. Portland, OR: Timber Press. p. 71. ISBN 978-0-88192-935-5.
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