Hygrophorus capreolarius    (Kalchbr.) Fr. 



New classification: Basidiomycota/Agaricomycotina/Agaricomycetes/Agaricomycetidae/Agaricales/Hygrophoraceae  
Former classification: Basidiomycota/Homobasidiomycetes/Agaricomycetideae/Tricholomatales [sub-genus:Neocamarophyllus section:Rubentes ]  
(unconfirmed synonyms: Hygrophorus capraeolarius)  

edibility : edible

potential confusions with Hygrophorus capreolarius toxicity of Hygrophorus capreolarius genus Hygrophorus  

The cap is violet-pink to vinaceous red or purple-brown.

its texture is fibrous.

The gills are . The spore print is white. This species is mycorrhizal.

The fruiting period takes place from August to November.
Dimensions: width of cap approximately 6 cm (between 3 and 8 cm)
  height of stem approximately 6 cm (between 4 and 10 cm)
  thickness of stem (at largest section) approximately 15 mm (between 6 and 30 mm)


Hygrophorus capreolarius is still unreported so far in the forest of Rambouillet, and is quite rare, more generally speaking .



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