Hygrocybe chlorophana (Fr.:Fr.) Wünsche |
The cap is lemon yellow to orange yellow, non blackening, convex to conical then expanded, with a very sharp umbo; its margin is striate. The cap surface is smooth, very viscid. The stem is same colour as cap, viscous. The flesh is yellowish; its taste is mild; the odour is weak or not distinctive; its texture is fibrous. The gills are whitish or with same colour as cap, adnate to emarginate, not very crowded . The spore print is white. This species is saprophytic. It grows on the ground, in unfertilized meadows, lawns, wood edges. The fruiting period takes place from September to December.
Chemical tests : none. Distinctive features : bright yellow to orange-yellow cap, not conical, not blackening; stem and cap slimy, with same colour Hygrocybe chlorophana is rare and confined in the forest of Rambouillet, and is occasional, more generally speaking . | ||
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