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Hygrocybe psittacina.
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| synonyms: Hygrophore perroquet, Hygrophorus psittacinus, Papagien-Saftling, Parrot Waxcap |
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| location: North America, Europe | | fungus colour: Yellow, Green | | normal size: Less than 5cm | | cap type: Conical or nearly so | | stem type: Simple stem | | flesh: Mushroom slimy or sticky | | 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 psittacina (Schaeff. ex Fr.) Wünsche syn. Hygrophorus psittacinus (Schaeff. ex Fr.) Fr. Papagien-Saftling Hygrophore perroquet Parrot Waxcap. Cap 1–3cm across, convex or bell-shaped, usually greenish at first then more yellowish often with a pinkish tinge at the broad umbo, often striate at the margin, covered in greenish gluten especially when young. Stem 20–40 x 2–5mm, greenish yellow with darker greenish blue apex, very slimy. Flesh white tinged with green and yellow. Smell mushroomy. Gills adnate, broad, yellowish near edge becoming more green towards the cap. Spore print white. Spores ellipsoid, 8–9.5 x 4–5.5um. Habitat amongst grass on lawns or heaths. Season summer to late autumn. Occasional. Edible but not good due to it sliminess -avoid. Distribution, America and Europe.
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