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Cuphophyllus virgineus Habitat: Pushing up through moss below pines and hardwoods in a dense mixed hardwood/coniferous forest in Northwest Georgia (Gordon County), US.<br /> <br /> Gill surface: White to cream, shortly decurrent, with lamellulae<br /> <br /> Stipe: Smooth, white to cream, fairly thin and delicate, moist (not slimy)<br /> <br /> Pileus: moist (not slimy), slightly convex to planar, white to cream, somewhat striate near outer edge<br /> <br /> Odor: indistinct<br /> <br /> Spore print: White<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/64599/cuphophyllus_virgineus.html" title="Cuphophyllus virgineus"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3231/64599_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=TvAvsCPz4ImWGe0X0egBQmmhHwE%3D" width="200" height="142" alt="Cuphophyllus virgineus Habitat: Pushing up through moss below pines and hardwoods in a dense mixed hardwood/coniferous forest in Northwest Georgia (Gordon County), US.<br /> <br /> Gill surface: White to cream, shortly decurrent, with lamellulae<br /> <br /> Stipe: Smooth, white to cream, fairly thin and delicate, moist (not slimy)<br /> <br /> Pileus: moist (not slimy), slightly convex to planar, white to cream, somewhat striate near outer edge<br /> <br /> Odor: indistinct<br /> <br /> Spore print: White<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/64597/cuphophyllus_virgineus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/64598/cuphophyllus_virgineus.html Cuphophyllus virgineus,Fall,Geotagged,United States" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/64598/cuphophyllus_virgineus.html" title="Cuphophyllus virgineus"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3231/64598_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=SkZKqtvVzsZjr9GMt2Ydt2kmhWs%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Cuphophyllus virgineus Habitat: Pushing up through moss below pines and hardwoods in a dense mixed hardwood/coniferous forest in Northwest Georgia (Gordon County), US.<br /> <br /> Gill surface: White to cream, shortly decurrent, with lamellulae<br /> <br /> Stipe: Smooth, white to cream, fairly thin and delicate, moist (not slimy)<br /> <br /> Pileus: moist (not slimy), slightly convex to planar, white to cream, somewhat striate near outer edge<br /> <br /> Odor: indistinct<br /> <br /> Spore print: White<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/64599/cuphophyllus_virgineus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/64597/cuphophyllus_virgineus.html Cuphophyllus virgineus,Fall,Geotagged,United States" /></a></figure> Cuphophyllus virgineus,Fall,Geotagged,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Cuphophyllus virgineus

Habitat: Pushing up through moss below pines and hardwoods in a dense mixed hardwood/coniferous forest in Northwest Georgia (Gordon County), US.

Gill surface: White to cream, shortly decurrent, with lamellulae

Stipe: Smooth, white to cream, fairly thin and delicate, moist (not slimy)

Pileus: moist (not slimy), slightly convex to planar, white to cream, somewhat striate near outer edge

Odor: indistinct

Spore print: White

Cuphophyllus virgineus Habitat: Pushing up through moss below pines and hardwoods in a dense mixed hardwood/coniferous forest in Northwest Georgia (Gordon County), US.<br /> <br /> Gill surface: White to cream, shortly decurrent, with lamellulae<br /> <br /> Stipe: Smooth, white to cream, fairly thin and delicate, moist (not slimy)<br /> <br /> Pileus: moist (not slimy), slightly convex to planar, white to cream, somewhat striate near outer edge<br /> <br /> Odor: indistinct<br /> <br /> Spore print: White<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/64597/cuphophyllus_virgineus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/64598/cuphophyllus_virgineus.html Cuphophyllus virgineus,Fall,Geotagged,United States

Cuphophyllus virgineus Habitat: Pushing up through moss below pines and hardwoods in a dense mixed hardwood/coniferous forest in Northwest Georgia (Gordon County), US.<br /> <br /> Gill surface: White to cream, shortly decurrent, with lamellulae<br /> <br /> Stipe: Smooth, white to cream, fairly thin and delicate, moist (not slimy)<br /> <br /> Pileus: moist (not slimy), slightly convex to planar, white to cream, somewhat striate near outer edge<br /> <br /> Odor: indistinct<br /> <br /> Spore print: White<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/64599/cuphophyllus_virgineus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/64597/cuphophyllus_virgineus.html Cuphophyllus virgineus,Fall,Geotagged,United States

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    Christine Young
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    Cuphophyllus has such lovely gills. Posted 7 years ago
    1. View Flown Kimmerling's profile
      Flown Kimmerling
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      It does! So soft and dreamy! Posted 7 years ago

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The Snowy Waxcap

"Cuphophyllus virgineus" is a species of agaric in the family Hygrophoraceae. Its recommended English common name is snowy waxcap in the UK. The species has a largely north temperate distribution, occurring in grassland in Europe and in woodland in North America and northern Asia, but is also known from Australia.

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Similar species: Agaricales
Species identified by Flown Kimmerling
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Uploaded Aug 8, 2018. Captured Dec 21, 2017 16:38 in 164 Dally Cove Rd NE, Ranger, GA 30734, USA.
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  • Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
  • f/2.8
  • 1/60s
  • ISO400
  • 60mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.