Heath Waxcap

Gliophorus laetus

Description 3

CAP 1/2 to 1 1/2 inches broad, convex, usually becoming depressed in the center, slimy, very variable in color, usually pale grayish violet, but may be orange, reddish orange, onion-skin pink, or dingy brown. ODOR none, or faintly fishy. GILLS tough, subdistant. STEM 2 to 5 inches long, slimy, same color as the cap. MICROSTRUCTURES spores 5-8 x 3-5 microns; PL.

http://www.svims.ca/council/Hygrop.htm

Summary 4

Gliophorus laetus is a species of agaric fungus in the family Hygrophoraceae. Originally described as new to science by Christian Hendrik Persoon in 1800, it was transferred to the genus Gliophorus in 1958.

Fontes e Créditos

  1. (c) noah_siegel, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), enviado por noah_siegel
  2. (c) M. Goff, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), enviado por M. Goff
  3. (c) W.Coyote, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA)
  4. Adaptado por W.Coyote de uma obra de (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gliophorus_laetus

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Color yellowish
Viscid cap/stem
Habitat Forest
Relationship unknown