Hygrophorus speciosus, commonly known as the larch waxy cap,[1] is a species of fungus in the genus Hygrophorus.[2][3] While edible, the flavor of most Hygrophorus species is considered bland.[4]
| Hygrophorus speciosus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Hygrophoraceae |
| Genus: | Hygrophorus |
| Species: | H. speciosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Hygrophorus speciosus Peck, 1878
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It has a bright red-orange cap which yellows with age, and a white or yellow stem; both are slimy, but the fruit bodies are less so with age.[5] The gills are whitish to light yellow, and decurrent.[5]
The species can be found inland within the Pacific Northwest, in areas where larch is plentiful.[5]
Hygrophorus hypothejus is a similar species.[5]
References
editHygrophorus speciosus | |
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 | Gills on hymenium |
 | Cap is convex or umbonate |
 | Hymenium is adnate or decurrent |
 | Stipe is bare |
 | Spore print is white |
 | Edibility is edible |
- ^ Arora, David (1986). Mushrooms demystified: a comprehensive guide to the fleshy fungi (Second ed.). Berkeley: Ten Speed Press. ISBN 978-0-89815-169-5.
- ^ "Hygrophorus speciosus (Fr.) Fr". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ^ Phillips, Roger (2010) [2005]. Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 86. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.
- ^ Miller Jr., Orson K.; Miller, Hope H. (2006). North American Mushrooms: A Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi. Guilford, CN: FalconGuide. p. 70. ISBN 978-0-7627-3109-1.
- ^ a b c d Trudell, Steve; Ammirati, Joe (2009). Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest. Timber Press Field Guides. Portland, OR: Timber Press. p. 71. ISBN 978-0-88192-935-5.