Hygrophorus Speciosus
''Hygrophorus speciosus'' is a species of fungus in the genus ''Hygrophorus''. While edible mushroom, edible, the flavor of most ''Hygrophorus'' species is considered bland. It has a bright red-orange Pileus (mycology), cap which yellows with age, and a white or yellow Stipe (mycology), stem; both are slimy, but the fruit bodies are less so with age. The Lamella (mycology), gills are whitish to light yellow, and decurrent. The species can be found inland within the Pacific Northwest, in areas where larch is plentiful. ''Hygrophorus hypothejus'' is a similar species. References

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Hygrophorus
''Hygrophorus'' is a genus of agarics (gilled mushrooms) in the family Hygrophoraceae. Called "woodwaxes" in the UK or "waxy caps" (together with ''Hygrocybe'' species) in North America, basidiocarps (fruit bodies) are typically fleshy, often with slimy caps and lamellae that are broadly attached to decurrent. All species are ground-dwelling and ectomycorrhizal (forming an association with living trees) and are typically found in woodland. Around 100 species are recognized worldwide. Fruit bodies of several species are considered edible and are sometimes offered for sale in local markets. Taxonomy History ''Hygrophorus'' was first published in 1836 by Swedish mycologist Elias Magnus Fries. The generic name is derived from the Greek ῦγρὁς (= moist) + φόρος (= bearer), with reference to the slimy caps found in many species. Fries (1849) subsequently split the genus into three subgenera: ''Limacium'', ''Camarophyllus'', and ''Hygrocybe''. The last of these is now recogn ...
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