eat-bolete Posted November 29, 2018 Report Share Posted November 29, 2018 on the ground, growing in small groups among pine. Smell mild, taste mild yellowish gills, flesh color ranging from pale yellow to almost orange. Cap slimy/sticky Gills seem to be slightly decurrent and attached. some have a depression in the center and a slight umbo. As photos show, caps range from greenish to orangish. Both have white spore print. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted December 1, 2018 Report Share Posted December 1, 2018 A species --or maybe two species-- of late-season Hygrophorus. There are a variety of these slimy-capped mushrooms. Most are pine associates. Here in PA and Upstate NY the two most common species (in my experience) are H. flavodiscus and H. funigineus. The ones seen here don't look like either of these species. H. fuligineus is slimier (cap and stem completely covered in stick gluten), and H. flavodiscus is a paler shade of yellow. Any odor noticed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eat-bolete Posted December 2, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2018 Thanks Dave. Between the two, definitely looks more like H. fuligineus based on color. No odor at all that I noticed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted December 3, 2018 Report Share Posted December 3, 2018 Not slimy enough for H. fuligineus. Also, that species usually produces larger/thicker mushrooms. I was out today hunting in a spot not much elevated above the Susquehanna River valley (relatively low altitude). Ran across some H. hypothejus. Cap color ranges from yellowish to grayish. Check this species. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eat-bolete Posted December 3, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2018 Herald of winter...I think that’s spot on Dave. Photos and description matches very well. Listed as edible, have you tried it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted December 4, 2018 Report Share Posted December 4, 2018 I should try eating this species. Actually, I have a nice one at home right now. I'll fry it and try it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted December 5, 2018 Report Share Posted December 5, 2018 I fried up the one Hygrophorus (hypothejus) cap. Not offensive, but nothing special. BTW, there's a new NA species name for this late-season wax-cap, Hygrophorus boyeri. Looking again, I'm wondering if you may have some other Hygrophorus species. H. boyeri generally shows more yellow on the stem/gills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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