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Hygrocybe marchii.   Click a photo to enlarge it.   back to list

synonyms: Goldgelber Saftling, Hygrophorus marchii
Hygrocybe marchii Mushroom
Ref No: 7966
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location: North America, Europe
edibility: Inedible
fungus colour: Orange
normal size: Less than 5cm
cap type: Convex to shield shaped
stem type: Simple stem
flesh: 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

Hygrocybe marchii (Bres.) Sing. syn. Hygrophorus marchii Bres.Goldgelber Saftling. Cap 1–4.5cm across, convex becoming depressed at the centre, orange-scarlet with yellowish margin and all over golden sheen. Stem 30–60 x 3–6mm, rich golden-yellow. Flesh yellowish, hollow in stem. Taste mild, smell pleasant. Gills decurrent, golden-yellow. Spore print white. Spores ellipsoid-ovoid, 6.5–8.5 x 4–5um. Habitat amongst grass in woods and fields. Season autumn. Occasional. Edibility unknown -avoid. Distribution, America and Europe.

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