Hygrocybe russocoriacea    (Berk. & Jos.K. Mill.) P.D. Orton & Watling 

common name(s) : Cedarwood Waxcap 

New classification: Basidiomycota/Agaricomycotina/Agaricomycetes/Agaricomycetidae/Agaricales/Hygrophoraceae  
Former classification: Basidiomycota/Homobasidiomycetes/Agaricomycetideae/Tricholomatales/Hygrophoraceae  

synonyms: Camarophyllus russocoriaceus, Hygrophorus russocoriaceus, Cuphophyllus russocoriaceus 

edibility : inedible

potential confusions with Hygrocybe russocoriacea toxicity of Hygrocybe russocoriacea genus Hygrocybe  

The cap is whitish to buff yellow.

its texture is fibrous.

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

The fruiting period takes place from September to December.
Dimensions: width of cap approximately 2 cm (between 0.8 and 3.5 cm)
  height of stem approximately 3 cm (between 2 and 6 cm)
  thickness of stem (at largest section) approximately 4 mm (between 2 and 7 mm)

Chemical tests : none.


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



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