Hygrocybe flavescens
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| Hygrocybe flavescens | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Hygrophoraceae |
| Genus: | Hygrocybe |
| Species: | H. flavescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Hygrocybe flavescens (Kauff.) Singer | |
| Synonyms | |
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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 |
Hygrocybe flavescens, commonly known as the golden waxy cap, is a species of Hygrocybe described from Michigan.
Similar species
The mushroom is yellow-orange.[1] Its cap is 2.5 to 7 centimetres (1 to 2+3⁄4 in) wide and can be more orange in youth.[1] The stalk is 4 to 9 cm (1+1⁄2 to 3+1⁄2 in) long and 0.5 to 1.5 cm wide.[2][3] The gills are more pale than the cap and stipe.[1] The flesh is yellowish[4] and has a mild taste and odor.[2] The spores are white, elliptical, smooth and inamyloid.[2] The spore print is white.[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.[1]
Outside of several similar Hygrocybe species,[3] members of the uncommon Gloioxanthomyces can be recognized by their decurrent gills.[4]
