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Hygrocybe nitrata.
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| synonyms: Hygrophore nitreux, Hygrophorus nitratus, Nitrous Waxcap, Seifen-Saftling |
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| location: North America, Europe | | edibility: Inedible | | fungus colour: White to cream, Brown, Black or blackish | | normal size: 5-15cm | | cap type: Convex to shield shaped | | flesh: Flesh discolours when cut, bruised or damaged, Mushroom has distinct or odd smell (non mushroomy) | | spore colour: White, cream or yellowish | | habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground, Found in fields, lawns or on roadsides
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Hygrocybe nitrata (Pers. ex Pers.) Wünsche syn. Hygrophorus nitratus (Pers. ex Pers.) Fr. Seifen-Saftling Hygrophore nitreux Nitrous Waxcap. Cap 1.5–8cm across, convex then expanded, light sepia to date-brown, often yellow-brown at margin when fresh, drying pallid. Stem 30–100 x 3–12mm, creamy pallid darkening towards the base. Flesh whitish cream. Taste foul, soapy, smell nitrous. Gills whitish cream becoming tinged with cap colour. Spore print white. Spores 7–10 x 4.5–5.5um. Habitat amongst grass. Season late summer. Rare. Not edible. Distribution, America and Europe. |
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