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Mushroom
Hygrophorus flavodiscus Frost
Fruiting Body

Cap 2-7 cm; stalk 3-7.5 cm long x 6-14 mm diameter, nearly equal.

Spores

Basidiospores 6-8 x 3.5-5 µm, ellipsoid, smooth, hyaline, inamyloid.

Diagnostic macroscopic feature

The cap color changes to yellow to yellow-orange when dried

Nutritional Mode

Mycorrhizal?

Substrate

On ground

Habitat

Reportedly in pine woods, but found in deciduous woods in Iowa

Fruiting Season

Fall

Common name

Yellow-centered waxycap

 
     
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