Hygrophorus chrysodon (Fr.) Fr. syn. Limacium chrysodon (Fr.) Kummer Cap 3-8cm across, convex expanding to flatter and knobby with an inrolled margin; whitish; sticky when wet, shiny when dry, with many tiny, cottony yellow scales, mostly at the margin. Gills decurrent, distant, moderately broad, waxy; white with yellow edges. Stem 40-70 x 10-15mm; white, covered in minute yellow scales, usually at the top; sticky. Flesh thick; white, sometimes with a reddish tinge. Odor fungusy. Taste mild or slightly bitter. Spores ellipsoid, 7-9 x 4-5.5µ. Deposit white. Habitat singly to scattered on soil in coniferous and mixed deciduous woods. Found in Europe and widely distributed in North America. Season July January. Edible. Comment Easily recognized by its yellow scales.