Hygrocybe virginea (Wulfen:Fr.) P.D. Orton & Watling |
The cap is white, with sometimes reddish-ochre stains, top-shaped then funnel-shaped; its margin is striate when moist, with a sharp edge. The cap surface is smooth, not viscid nor sticky. The stem is white, slender, sometimes with pink stains towards base, without ring. The flesh is white, unchanging; its taste is faint, mild; the odour is faint; its texture is fibrous. The gills are white, decurrent, distant . The spore print is white. This species is saprophytic. It grows on the ground, in the grass of meadows, forest edges, clearings, lawns, pastures, on a rather acid soil, with hazel, and also with Aleppo pine. The fruiting period takes place from July to December.
Chemical tests : none. Distinctive features : Entirely white, top-shaped then funnel-shaped, non viscid; gills thick, distant, decurrent and greasy to the touch; in grassy areas Hygrocybe virginea is quite rare and localised in the forest of Rambouillet, and is frequent, more generally speaking . | ||
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