CAP 2-7 cm, viscid or slimy, conical at first and usually retaining pointed umbo, bright yellow to orange, the orange usually toward the center; flesh yellow. ODOR and TASTE mild. GILLS adnexed to free, yellow. STEM 5-8 x 0.3-0.6 cm, moist or lubricous but not truly viscid, yellow to yellow orange, base may blacken. PL.
SIMILAR H. conica, H. singeri
SYNONYMS Hygrocybe persistens, Hygrocybe constans, Hygrocybe langei, Hygrophorus rickenii
http://www.svims.ca/council/Hygrop.htm
https://www.mushroomexpert.com/hygrocybe_acutoconica.html
Color | orangish, yellowish |
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Relationship | mycorrhizal |
Tree | hardwood, oak |
Viscid | cap |
Habitat | Forest |
Tags | conical cap |