Description ⁴

CAP 1 to 3 inches broad, convex or slightly umbonate, dark umber to dark olive brown or blackish brown at the center, elsewhere paler brown, ocher, or greenish yellow, often becoming brighter yellow or orange or even red on the margin when older; flesh yellow under the surface, elsewhere white. ODOR and TASTE not special. GILLS decurrent, white at first, becoming yellow, then the same color as the margin of the cap. STEM 1 to 2 times as long as the width of the cap, 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick, silky and yellow at the top, elsewhere glutinous and brown, yellow, olive yellow, orange, or scarlet. DV.

SIMILAR H. siccipes (stem not glutinous).

http://www.mykoweb.com/CAF/species/Hygrophorus_hypothejus.html
http://www.svims.ca/council/Hygrop.htm

Summary ⁵

Hygrophorus hypothejus, commonly known as herald of the winter, is an edible species of fungus in the genus Hygrophorus native to Europe and North America. It appears in late autumn in coniferous forests, often with the first frosts.

Fontes e Créditos

1. (c) Petri Roponen, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/pjenkki/6250919618/
2. (c) Linda Gail Price, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), enviado por Linda Gail Price
3. (c) Alan Rockefeller, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY), enviado por Alan Rockefeller
4. (c) W.Coyote, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA)
5. Adaptado por W.Coyote de uma obra de (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hygrophorus_hypothejus

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