Hygrophorus chrysodon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Hygrophoraceae
Genus: Hygrophorus
Species:
H. chrysodon
Binomial name
Hygrophorus chrysodon
(Batsch) Fr., 1838

Hygrophorus chrysodon, commonly known as the flaky waxy cap,[1] or gold flecked woodwax [2] is a species of fungus in the genus Hygrophorus.[3] It is edible but bland in taste.[4][5] The species is found throughout the Northern Hemisphere.[6]

The specific epithet chrysodon is Greek for 'golden tooth', a reference to the species' gold-hued granules or hairs, which are found on the cap (especially near the edge), stipe, and gills.[6]

Description

The caps reach 4–14 centimetres (1+1⁄2–5+1⁄2 inches), with gills subdecurrent to decurrent.[7] The fruit bodies are white, sometimes with a tinge of yellow.[6]

References

  1. ^ Thiers, Harry D.; Arora, David (September 1980). "Mushrooms Demystified". Mycologia. 72 (5): 1054. doi:10.2307/3759750. ISSN 0027-5514.
  2. ^ https://www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/field_mycology/english-names
  3. ^ "Hygrophorus chrysodon (Batsch) Fr". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  4. ^ Phillips, Roger (2010) [2005]. Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 84. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.
  5. ^ Miller Jr., Orson K.; Miller, Hope H. (2006). North American Mushrooms: A Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi. Guilford, CN: FalconGuide. p. 68. ISBN 978-0-7627-3109-1.
  6. ^ a b c Trudell, Steve; Ammirati, Joe (2009). Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest. Timber Press Field Guides. Portland, OR: Timber Press. pp. 67–68. ISBN 978-0-88192-935-5.
  7. ^ Siegel, Noah; Schwarz, Christian (2016). Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast. Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press. p. 272. ISBN 9781607748175.
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