Purple-gilled Waxy Cap

Hygrocybe purpureofolia

Hygrocybe purpureofolia is a wax cap mushroom in the family Hygrophoraceae.
Purple-gilled Waxy Cap - Hygrocybe purpureofolia *It was difficult to capture the purple gills, so I've shared 2 photos of the gills: one is more purple because it wasn't washed out with flash, but it is sadly blurry. I'm including it for the record, though bc it is important for species ID. Bright orange-reddish caps; attached, nearly distant pale purple gills with frequent short gills; orange stipes with white basal mycelium. Habitat: Growing on the ground; Mixed forest with oak and eastern hemlock growing nearby https://www.jungledragon.com/image/145314/purple-gilled_waxy_cap_-_hygrocybe_purpureofolia.html https://www.jungledragon.com/image/145318/purple-gilled_waxy_cap_-_hygrocybe_purpureofolia.html https://www.jungledragon.com/image/145316/purple-gilled_waxy_cap_-_hygrocybe_purpureofolia.html https://www.jungledragon.com/image/145315/purple-gilled_waxy_cap_-_hygrocybe_purpureofolia.html Fall,Geotagged,Hygrocybe purpureofolia,Purple-gilled Waxy Cap,United States

Appearance

Cap: 2–5 cm across; convex, expanding to broadly convex or nearly flat; dry, or a little moist when fresh; bald; reddish orange to orange when fresh, fading markedly from the center to the margin as it dries out, becoming first bright orange, then brownish yellow to dull yellowish brown; thin and fragile.

Gills: Broadly attached to the stem; nearly distant; short-gills frequent; dull purple.

Stem: 4–7 cm long; 3–7 mm thick; more or less equal; dry; bald; orange, fading to yellow; hollow; basal mycelium white or slightly purplish.

Flesh: Yellowish; not changing on exposure.

Odor: Not distinctive when fresh, but rehydrated herbarium material has a strongly unpleasant odor.
Purple-gilled Waxy Cap - Hygrocybe purpureofolia *It was difficult to capture the purple gills, so I've shared 2 photos of the gills: one is more purple because it wasn't washed out with flash, but it is sadly blurry. I'm including it for the record, though bc it is important for species ID. Bright orange-reddish caps; attached, nearly distant pale purple gills with frequent short gills; orange stipes with white basal mycelium. Habitat: Growing on the ground; Mixed forest with oak and eastern hemlock growing nearby https://www.jungledragon.com/image/145314/purple-gilled_waxy_cap_-_hygrocybe_purpureofolia.html https://www.jungledragon.com/image/145318/purple-gilled_waxy_cap_-_hygrocybe_purpureofolia.html https://www.jungledragon.com/image/145316/purple-gilled_waxy_cap_-_hygrocybe_purpureofolia.html https://www.jungledragon.com/image/145315/purple-gilled_waxy_cap_-_hygrocybe_purpureofolia.html Fall,Geotagged,Hygrocybe,Hygrocybe purpureofolia,Purple-gilled Waxy Cap,United States,fungus,mushroom

Distribution

Eastern North America
Purple-gilled Waxy Cap - Hygrocybe purpureofolia *It was difficult to capture the purple gills, so I've shared 2 photos of the gills: one is more purple because it wasn't washed out with flash, but it is sadly blurry. I'm including it for the record, though bc it is important for species ID. Bright orange-reddish caps; attached, nearly distant pale purple gills with frequent short gills; orange stipes with white basal mycelium. Habitat: Growing on the ground; Mixed forest with oak and eastern hemlock growing nearby https://www.jungledragon.com/image/145314/purple-gilled_waxy_cap_-_hygrocybe_purpureofolia.html https://www.jungledragon.com/image/145318/purple-gilled_waxy_cap_-_hygrocybe_purpureofolia.html https://www.jungledragon.com/image/145316/purple-gilled_waxy_cap_-_hygrocybe_purpureofolia.html https://www.jungledragon.com/image/145315/purple-gilled_waxy_cap_-_hygrocybe_purpureofolia.html Fall,Geotagged,Hygrocybe purpureofolia,Purple-gilled Waxy Cap,United States

Habitat

Appearing in forests, often with eastern hemlock present; growing gregariously; summer and fall; Appalachian Mountains.

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Taxonomy
KingdomFungi
DivisionBasidiomycota
ClassAgaricomycetes
OrderAgaricales
FamilyHygrophoraceae
GenusHygrocybe
SpeciesHygrocybe purpureofolia
Photographed in
United States of America