Hygrophorus lucorum    Kalchbr. 

common name(s) : Larch Woodwax 

New classification: Basidiomycota/Agaricomycotina/Agaricomycetes/Agaricomycetidae/Agaricales/Hygrophoraceae  
Former classification: Basidiomycota/Homobasidiomycetes/Agaricomycetideae/Tricholomatales [sub-genus:Limacium section:Ligati ]  

edibility : edible, good

potential confusions with  Hygrophorus lucorum toxicity of Hygrophorus lucorum genus Hygrophorus  

The cap is lemon yellow to ochre yellow.

its texture is fibrous.

The gills are . The spore print is white. This species is mycorrhizal.

The fruiting period takes place from September to November.
Dimensions: width of cap approximately 3 cm (between 0.5 and 5 cm)
  height of stem approximately 4 cm (between 2.5 and 5 cm)
  thickness of stem (at largest section) approximately 7 mm (between 3 and 15 mm)


Hygrophorus lucorum is still unreported so far in the forest of Rambouillet, and is infrequent, more generally speaking .



page updated on 14/01/18