Hygrophorus speciosus
Hygrophorus speciosus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Agaricales |
Family: | Hygrophoraceae |
Genus: | Hygrophorus |
Species: | H. speciosus
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Binomial name | |
Hygrophorus speciosus Peck, 1878
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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[]
- ^ "Hygrophorus speciosus (Fr.) Fr". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ^ Phillips, Roger (2010) [2005]. Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 86. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
Categories:
- Hygrophorus
- Edible fungi
- Fungi of North America
- Fungi described in 1878
- Taxa named by Charles Horton Peck