Hygrophorus siccipes
(Hygrophorus speciosus)

Habitat

Associated with Ponderosa and possibly other pines in Colorado.

Description

A bright orange waxy cap that typically grows in small groups with a slimy, waxy cap.

Previously known as Hygrophorus speciosus however a genetic paper from 2018 found H. siccipes is associated with Ponderosa Pine while H. speciosus is associated with Larch.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/324914801_Hidden_diversity_uncovered_in_Hygrophorus_sect_Aurei_Hygrophoraceae_including_the_Mediterranean_H_meridionalis_and_the_North_American_H_boyeri_spp_nov.

Location

Colorado

Spore Print

White

Edibility

Presumably Edible

Color

Orange

Last Updated

Aug 26 2023 09:59 AM

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