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Golden Waxy Cap
Hygrocybe flavescens
Hygrocybe flavescens, commonly known as the golden waxy cap, is a species of Hygrocybe described from Michigan.
From the article Hygrocybe flavescens on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The mushroom is yellow-orange. Its cap is 2.5 to 7 centimetres (1 to 2+3⁄4 in) wide and can be more orange in youth. The stalk is 4 to 9 cm (1+1⁄2 to 3+1⁄2 in) long and 0.5 to 1.5 cm wide. The gills are more pale than the cap and stipe. The flesh is yellowish and has a mild taste and odor. The spores are white, elliptical, smooth and inamyloid. The spore print is white.
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. Outside of several similar Hygrocybe species, members of the uncommon Gloioxanthomyces can be recognized by their decurrent gills.
Range & habitat
The species has been described from Michigan. It can be found in various forests and woodlands.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
At the table
The species is considered nonpoisonous to humans. It can serve as food, but is of low interest.
Wikipedia: “Uses”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 53475.