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| synonyms: Bleicher Saftling, Cedarwood Waxcap, Hygrocybe russocoriacea |
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| location: Europe |
| edibility: Inedible |
| fungus colour: White to cream |
| normal size: Less than 5cm |
| cap type: Conical or nearly so |
| stem type: Stem much longer than cap diameter, Simple stem |
| flesh: Mushroom has distinct or odd smell (non mushroomy) |
| spore colour: White, cream or yellowish |
| habitat: Grows on the ground, Found in fields, lawns or on roadsides
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Cuphophyllus russocoriaceus
Syn. Hygrocybe russocoriacea Berk. & Miller syn. Camarophyllus russo-coriaceus (Berk. & Miller) Lange Bleicher Saftling Cedarwood Waxcap. Cap 0.8–2cm across, white to yellow-ivory, convex, faintly striate. Stem 20–35 x 2–3mm, whitish, slightly wavy and tapering towards the base. Flesh thick at centre of cap, whitish or tinged ivory-yellow. Smell strongly of pencil sharpenings or sandalwood. Gills decurrent, widely spaced, white. Spore print white. Spores ellipsoid, 7.5–9 x 4–5um. Habitat in short grass on lawns or heaths. Season autumn. Occasional. Not edible. Found In Europe. |
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