Hygrocybe chlorophana (Fr:Fr.) Kummer syn. Hygrophorus chlorophanus (Fr.) Fr. Cap 2-4cm across, convex then expanded to flat; deep lemon yellow with disc sometimes more orange-yellow; sticky, with a striate margin. Gills adnexed, close, narrow; whitish to yellowish. Stem 30-70 x 4-8mm, hollow; same color as cap; smooth and sticky. Flesh thin; yellowish. Odor mild. Taste mild. Spores ellipsoid, nonamyloid, 7-8.75 x 4-5ì. Deposit white. Habitat on soil in open woods. Uncommon. Found in Europe and northern United States and southeast to Tennessee. Season April-October. Edibility not known. Comment Hygrophorus flavescens is extremely similar, but the cap is more orange than yellow, and the stem, which is a bit slippery, lacks the really sticky coating that is characteristic of Hygrophorus chlorophanus.