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synonyms: Blackening Waxcap, Hygrophore conique, Hygrophorus conicus, Kegeliger Saftling |
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location: North America, Europe |
edibility: Inedible |
fungus colour: Yellow, Red or redish or pink, Black or blackish, Orange |
normal size: Less than 5cm |
cap type: Conical or nearly so |
stem type: Simple stem |
flesh: Flesh discolours when cut, bruised or damaged, Mushroom slimy or sticky |
spore colour: White, cream or yellowish |
habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground, Found in fields, lawns or on roadsides
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Hygrocybe conica (Scop. ex Fr.) Kummer syn. Hygrophorus conicus (Scop. ex Fr.) Fr. Kegeliger Saftling Hygrophore conique Blackening Waxcap. Cap 2–5cm across, acutely conical and often irregularly lobed, yellow-orange sometimes flushed scarlet becoming black when bruised or with age. Stem 20–60 x 8–10mm, bright yellow and blackening. Flesh pale yellow, bruising black. Taste and smell none. Gills sinuate, pale yellow. Spore print white. Spores broadly ellipsoid, 7–9(10) x 4–5(6)um in four-spored form but 9–12 x 6–8m in two-spored form. Habitat amongst grass in fields, lawns and roadsides. Season summer to late autumn. Frequent. Edible – not recommended. (Never eat any mushroom until you are certain it is edible as many are poisonous and some are deadly poisonous.) Distribution, America and Europe. |
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