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Hygrophorus pudorinus group? Habitat: Growing in deep leaf litter on the side of a ridge (under Carya sp. and Quercus sp. in a dense mixed hardwood/coniferous forest in Northwest Georgia (Gordon County), US.<br /> <br /> Fertile surface: white, shortly decurrent,<br /> <br /> Stipe: white to cream, long, (slender and curving in some specimens), Punctate upper stem. Flocculence/pubescence on its entirety.<br /> <br /> Pileus: depressed in shape, white overall with central darkening (to cinnamon shade) . Covered in thick, clear, &ldquo;goopy&rdquo; slime. Margin is pubescent.<br /> <br /> Odor/Flavor: Indistinct to pleasant (slight flowery notes)<br /> <br /> Spore print: white<br /> <br /> <br /> Note: I&#039;m looking at Hygrophorus discoideus as a possible ID as well. This may be an undescribed species as it is occur under hardwoods (rather than conifers). I would love to get these sequenced one day!<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/71556/hygrophorus_pudorinus_group.html" title="Hygrophorus pudorinus group?"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3231/71556_thumb.JPG?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=w3N0cgnGxE6ST%2FxBwJA49o8NGGg%3D" width="102" height="152" alt="Hygrophorus pudorinus group? Habitat: Growing in deep leaf litter on the side of a ridge (under Carya sp. and Quercus sp. in a dense mixed hardwood/coniferous forest in Northwest Georgia (Gordon County), US.<br /> <br /> Fertile surface: white, shortly decurrent,<br /> <br /> Stipe: white to cream, long, (slender and curving in some specimens), Punctate upper stem. Flocculence/pubescence on its entirety.<br /> <br /> Pileus: depressed in shape, white overall with central darkening (to cinnamon shade) . Covered in thick, clear, &ldquo;goopy&rdquo; slime. Margin is pubescent.<br /> <br /> Odor/Flavor: Indistinct to pleasant (slight flowery notes)<br /> <br /> Spore print: white<br /> <br /> Note: I&#039;m looking at Hygrophorus discoideus as a possible ID as well. This may be an undescribed species as it is occur under hardwoods (rather than conifers). I would love to get these sequenced one day!<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/71557/hygrophorus_pudorinus_group.html Fall,Geotagged,Hygrophorus pudorinus,United States" /></a></figure> Fall,Geotagged,Hygrophorus pudorinus,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Hygrophorus pudorinus group?

Habitat: Growing in deep leaf litter on the side of a ridge (under Carya sp. and Quercus sp. in a dense mixed hardwood/coniferous forest in Northwest Georgia (Gordon County), US.

Fertile surface: white, shortly decurrent,

Stipe: white to cream, long, (slender and curving in some specimens), Punctate upper stem. Flocculence/pubescence on its entirety.

Pileus: depressed in shape, white overall with central darkening (to cinnamon shade) . Covered in thick, clear, “goopy” slime. Margin is pubescent.

Odor/Flavor: Indistinct to pleasant (slight flowery notes)

Spore print: white


Note: I'm looking at Hygrophorus discoideus as a possible ID as well. This may be an undescribed species as it is occur under hardwoods (rather than conifers). I would love to get these sequenced one day!

Hygrophorus pudorinus group? Habitat: Growing in deep leaf litter on the side of a ridge (under Carya sp. and Quercus sp. in a dense mixed hardwood/coniferous forest in Northwest Georgia (Gordon County), US.<br /> <br /> Fertile surface: white, shortly decurrent,<br /> <br /> Stipe: white to cream, long, (slender and curving in some specimens), Punctate upper stem. Flocculence/pubescence on its entirety.<br /> <br /> Pileus: depressed in shape, white overall with central darkening (to cinnamon shade) . Covered in thick, clear, “goopy” slime. Margin is pubescent.<br /> <br /> Odor/Flavor: Indistinct to pleasant (slight flowery notes)<br /> <br /> Spore print: white<br /> <br /> Note: I'm looking at Hygrophorus discoideus as a possible ID as well. This may be an undescribed species as it is occur under hardwoods (rather than conifers). I would love to get these sequenced one day!<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/71557/hygrophorus_pudorinus_group.html Fall,Geotagged,Hygrophorus pudorinus,United States

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    Delightfully gross <3 Posted 6 years ago

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The Blushing waxycap

''Hygrophorus pudorinus'', commonly known as the blushing waxycap or turpentine waxycap, is a species of fungus in the genus ''Hygrophorus''.

Swedish mycologist Elias Magnus Fries described it as ''Agaricus pudorinus'' in his 1821 work ''Systema Mycologicum''. It became ''Hygrophorus pudorinus'' with the raising of ''Hygrophorus'' to genus rank. The species name is the Latin word ''pudorinus'' "blushing".

The species is classified in the subsection ''Pudorini'' of genus ''Hygrophorus'',.. more

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Similar species: Agaricales
Species identified by Flown Kimmerling
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Uploaded Dec 24, 2018. Captured Dec 17, 2017 13:05 in 234 Oakman Rd NE, Ranger, GA 30734, USA.
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  • Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
  • f/4.0
  • 1/125s
  • ISO400
  • 60mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.