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| synonyms: Goat Moth Wax Cap, Starkriechender Schneckling |
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| location: North America, Europe |
| edibility: Poisonous/Suspect |
| fungus colour: White to cream, Grey to beige |
| normal size: 5-15cm |
| cap type: Convex to shield shaped |
| stem type: Simple stem |
| flesh: Mushroom has distinct or odd smell (non mushroomy), 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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Hygrophorus cossus (Sow. ex Berk.) Fr. syn. Limacium eburneum var. cossus (Sow. ex Berk.) Lange Starkriechender Schneckling Goat Moth Wax Cap. Cap 3–7cm across, convex becoming more flattened, white flushed buff especially near the centre, slimy. Stem 40–70 x 5–10mm, whitish, slimy. Flesh white. Taste and smell strong and unpleasant, said to resemble that of the larva of the Goat Moth whence it gets its name. Gills decurrent, whitish. Spore print white. Spores ovoid, 8–10 x 4–5um. No reaction with KOH on cap. Habitat in mixed woodland, beechwood on chalk. Season autumn. Frequent. Not edible. Distribution, America and Europe.
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