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| Figure 1: Hygrophorus speciosus- view of stalk and adnexed gills. |
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| Figure 2: Hygrophorus speciosus- view of top of fruiting body. |
Name: Hygrophorus speciosus
Common Name: Waxy Cap
Common Name: Waxy Cap
Family: Hygrophoraceae
Collection Date: 13th Sept. 2011
Collection Date: 13th Sept. 2011
Habitat: Found under a cluster of trees.
Location: South Chargin Reservation
Description: Measured about 1.5-2 inches tall and cap about 1.5 inches. Fruiting body bright red-orange in colour. Gills adnexed. Stalk white.
Collector: Olivia Benjamin
Key used: Orson K. Miller Jr. 1977. Mushrooms of North America. E.P. Dutton New York.
Keying Steps:
Keying Steps:
Introduction Key pg. 47
1b. Fruiting body coloured...11
11a. Cap bright yellow, green, orange, pink or red...12
12b. Cap some other colour...13
13b. Cap ovoid shape to convex, if conic then not pointed...15
15b. Cap not orange, or if not orange infused with yellow or red...18
18a. Cap orange-red over center to yellowish orange over margin ---> 35. H. speciosus
1b. Fruiting body coloured...11
11a. Cap bright yellow, green, orange, pink or red...12
12b. Cap some other colour...13
13b. Cap ovoid shape to convex, if conic then not pointed...15
15b. Cap not orange, or if not orange infused with yellow or red...18
18a. Cap orange-red over center to yellowish orange over margin ---> 35. H. speciosus
Ecology: Species are ground dwelling and mycorrhizal. Typically found in woodland areas and are associated with the larch tree. Worldwide distribution.
Links
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hygrophorus
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