Hygrophorus hypothejus (Fr.:Fr.) Fr. |
The cap is dark olive brown. The cap surface is smooth, viscid or sticky. The stem is white then yellowish, brown. The flesh is white to yellow under the cap surface, turning red when exposed to air; its taste is mild; the odour is not distinctive or fruity; its texture is fibrous. The gills are white then yellow, decurrent, distant (nb of gills per 90° ~ 14 ). The spore print is white. This species is mycorrhizal. It grows on the ground, on a rather acid soil, with pines. The fruiting period takes place from October to March.
Chemical tests : no reaction when in contact with potash. Distinctive features : yellow gills; late in the season Hygrophorus hypothejus is quite rare and localised in the forest of Rambouillet, and is occasional, more generally speaking . | ||
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