Hygrophorus hypothejus (Fr. ex Fr.) Fr. syn. Limacium hypothejum (Fr. ex Fr.) Kummer Gelbblättriger Frostschneckling Hygrophore à lames soufre Herald of Winter. Cap 3–6cm across, hemispherical then flattening, sometimes with depressed centre, olive-brown with paler margin, slimy. Stem 40–70 x 7–14mm, whitish tinged yellow or orange, slimy below the ring-like zone. Flesh whitish to pale yellow bruising orange-red. Gills decurrent, pale yellow. Spore print white. Spores ellipsoid to ovoid, 7–9 x 4–5m. Habitat in pinewoods. Season late autumn, often appearing after the first frosts. Common. Edible – not recommended. (Never eat any mushroom until you are certain it is edible as many are poisonous and some are deadly poisonous.) Distribution, America and Europe.