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| location: North America |
| edibility: Poisonous/Suspect |
| fungus colour: Grey to beige, Orange |
| normal size: Less than 5cm |
| cap type: Funnel shaped |
| stem type: Simple stem |
| spore colour: White, cream or yellowish |
| habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground |
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Hygrophoropsis morganii (Pk.) Bigelow Cap 1-4cm across, irregularly domed-funnel-shaped, with a margin remaining inrolled for a long time then expanding to become somewhat wavy: salmon to flesh-pink or ochre-pink; slightly sticky. then dry and minutely hairy. Gills decurrent, strongly forking; cream to very pale yellow-pink or flesh-pink. Stem 10-35 x 3-6cm, generally tapering to a long, rooting base in age; flesh-pink, slightly paler toward the top; dry, minutely scurfy. Odor fruity. Spores 3.5-5.5 x 2.5-3µ. Deposit whitish. Clamps present. Habitat in mixed or coniferous woods. Rare. Found in the Pacific Northwest. Season September-October. Edibility not known -avoid. |
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