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synonyms: Goldzahn-Schneckling, Sárgapelyhű csigagomba
Hygrophorus chrysodon Mushroom
Ref No: 8002
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Hygrophorus chrysodon2 Mushroom
Ref No: 8003
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Hygrophorus chrysodon3 Mushroom
Ref No: 8004
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location: North America, Europe
edibility: Edible
fungus colour: White to cream, Yellow
normal size: 5-15cm
cap type: Distinctly scaly
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

Hygrophorus chrysodon (Fr.) Fr. syn. Limacium chrysodon (Fr.) Kummer. Hygrophore dent d'or, Goldzahn-Schneckling, Sárgapelyhű csigagomba, Igroforo a denti di'oro. Cap 3-8cm across, convex expanding to flatter and knobby with an inrolled margin; whitish; sticky when wet, shiny when dry, with many tiny, cottony yellow scales, mostly at the margin. Gills decurrent, distant, moderately broad, waxy; white with yellow edges. Stem 40-70 x 10-15mm; white, covered in minute yellow scales, usually at the top; sticky. Flesh thick; white, sometimes with a reddish tinge. Odor fungusy. Taste mild or slightly bitter. Spores ellipsoid, 7-9 x 4-5.5µ. Deposit white. Habitat singly to scattered on soil in coniferous and mixed deciduous woods. Found in Europe and widely distributed in North America. Season July January. Edible. Comment Easily recognized by its yellow scales.

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Lorand Bartho (Hungary) - 07 October 2009

Hungarian name, Sárgapelyhü csigagomba
Lorand Bartho (Hungary) - 24 October 2008

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