Hygrophorus fuscoalboides
| Hygrophorus fuscoalboides | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Hygrophoraceae |
| Genus: | Hygrophorus |
| Species: | H. fuscoalboides
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| Binomial name | |
| Hygrophorus fuscoalboides | |
Hygrophorus fuscoalboides, commonly known as sheathed waxy cap,[1] is a species of mushroom in the family Hygrophoraceae. It is found in forests.[2]
Description
The cap of Hygrophorus fuscoalboides is brownish to gray and about 3-10 centimeters in diameter. It starts out round or conical and becomes broadly convex, flat, or umbonate with age.[1] It is slimy.[1][2] The stipe is fibrillose. It is grayish near the base and whitish at the top. It is also slimy when young. It ranges from about 3.5-5 centimeters long and 8-10 millimeters wide. The gills are white in color and adnate to subdecurrent.[2] The spore print is white.[1]
Habitat and distribution
| Hygrophorus fuscoalboides | |
|---|---|
| Mycological characteristics | |
| Gills on hymenium | |
| Cap is convex or umbonate | |
| Hymenium is adnate or subdecurrent | |
| Stipe is bare | |
| Spore print is white | |
| Ecology is mycorrhizal | |
| Edibility is edible | |
Hygrophorus fuscoalboides is found in the Pacific Northwest[1] and Idaho.[2] It is rare in the Pacific Northwest and grows under spruce and other conifers.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f 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. 266. ISBN 9781941624197.
- ^ a b c d Hesler, Lexemuel Ray; Smith, Alexander Hanchett. North American Species of Hygrophorus. Knoxville, TN: University of Tennessee Press. pp. 384–385. ISBN 9780870490392.