Appalachian Mushrooms. Walter E. Sturgeon
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A very similar species is Neohygrocybe ovina (not illustrated), which has an ammonia-like odor.
Neohygrocybe subovina
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Gliophorus perplexus (A. H. Sm. and Hesler) Kovalenko
SYNONYM: Hygrocybe psittacina var. perplexa (A. H. Sm. and Hesler) Arnolds
COMMON NAME: None
FAMILY: Hygrophoraceae
CAP: Up to 1-1/4 in. wide; variable colors; egg-yolk yellow, reddish orange, reddish brown, at times with green or olivaceous areas; conic to convex, becoming flat in age, at times with a broad umbo; surface glutinous, bald, translucent striate
FLESH: Colored like the cap or paler; thin; odor and taste not distinctive
GILLS: Pale pinkish at first, becoming yellow to yellow orange in age; barely reaching the stem; subdistant; edges even; no partial veil
STEM: Up to 2-1/2 in. long; yellow or yellowish buff or a paler version of the cap color; equal or tapering slightly upward; hollow; surface bald, slimy
SPORE PRINT: White
ECOLOGY: Thought to be saprobic, but its relationships with certain mosses and other plants has yet to be determined; scattered to gregarious in moss, on soil, and on lawns and in broadleaf forests and parks
EDIBILITY: Not poisonous, but too small and slimy to be considered as an edible species
COMMENTS: Once considered a variety of the Parrot Wax Cap, Gliophorus psittacinus (not illustrated), which is bright green at first but soon fades to colors similar to those of Gliophorus perplexus. All species in the genus Gliophorus are slimy and slippery to handle when wet.
Gliophorus perplexus
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Gliophorus laetus (Pers.) Herink
SYNONYM: Hygrocybe laeta (Pers.) P. Kumm
COMMON NAME: Chameleon Wax Cap
FAMILY: Hygrophoraceae
CAP: Up to 1-1/2 in. wide; very variable in color, with mixtures of orange, yellow, and white, and at times shrimp pink or violaceous; convex to flat, with a central depression; surface bald, slimy when wet, tacky and shiny when dry, translucent striate
FLESH: Whitish, pale orange or pink; thin; odor variable, fishy, skunky, sweet, or not distinctive; taste not distinctive
GILLS: Pink, yellow, whitish, or violet gray; attached to subdecurrent; fairly broad; subdistant; waxy; no partial veil
STEM: Up to 2-1/2 in. long; colored like the cap only paler; equal; surface viscid, bald
SPORE PRINT: White
ECOLOGY: Thought to be saprobic, but its relationships with certain mosses and other plants has yet to be determined; scattered to gregarious in moss, on soil, in broadleaf forests, lawns, and occasionally under conifers; summer and fall; common
EDIBILITY: Not poisonous, but its small size and slime coating will probably discourage its use
COMMENTS: The usually fishy or unpleasant odor of its flesh when crushed, combined with the slippery cap and stem, will distinguish this mushroom. The closest look-alike is Gliophorus perplexus (p. 81), which lacks a distinctive odor.
Hygrocybe laeta
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Gliophorus irrigatus (Pers.) A. M. Ainsw. and P. M. Kirk
SYNONYMS: Hygrocybe irrigata M. M. Moser, Hygrocybe unguinosa (Fr.) P. Karst
COMMON NAME: None
FAMILY: Hygrophoraceae
CAP: Up to 1-1/2 in. wide; dark brownish black becoming dark grayish brown in age; convex becoming flat, with an umbo at times; surface glutinous, bald, translucent striate
FLESH: Grayish to white, watery; thin; odor not distinctive, or slightly unpleasant; taste not distinctive
GILLS: Whitish to gray; attached to the stem; thick; waxy; subdistant to distant; edges even; no partial veil
STEM: Up to 2-1/2 in. long; gray to grayish brown; equal; becoming hollow; surface slimy, bald
SPORE PRINT: White
ECOLOGY: Thought to be saprobic, but its relationships with certain mosses and other plants has yet to be determined; scattered to gregarious in broadleaf forests, lawns, and occasionally under conifers; summer and fall; occasional
EDIBILITY: Nonpoisonous, but its small size and slime coating will probably discourage its use
COMMENTS: This dark-colored, slippery mushroom is difficult to collect because it readily slips through the fingers. It is easily overlooked owing to its dark coloration.
Gliophorus irrigatus
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Humidicutis marginata var. concolor (A. H. Sm.) Malloch
SYNONYMS: Humidicutis marginata (Peck) Singer, Hygrocybe marginata var. concolor (A. H. Sm.) Bessette, A. R. Bessette, Roody, and W. E. Sturgeon
COMMON NAME: None
FAMILY: Hygrophoraceae
CAP: Up to 1-1/2 in. wide; orange yellow to bright golden yellow, at times streaked pale yellow; conic becoming bell-shaped to nearly flat, at times with a broad umbo; surface bald, moist, not striate
FLESH: Yellow; thin; waxy; odor and taste not distinctive
GILLS: Orange yellow to bright golden yellow; attached to the stem or notched; subdistant; broad; waxy; edges even; no partial veil
STEM: Up to 2-1/2 in. long; yellow to pale yellow, sometimes white at the base; equal; hollow; surface bald, moist
SPORE PRINT: White
ECOLOGY: Saprobic; scattered to gregarious in wet woods under conifers and broadleaf trees; summer and fall; common
EDIBILITY: Edible but without much flavor or substance
COMMENTS: Two other varieties are recognized. Humidicutis marginata var. olivacea has a brownish-olive cap center and is often sharply umbonate. Humidicutis marginata var. marginata has brilliant-orange gills that remain orange after the cap has faded.
Humidicutis marginata var. concolor
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