Species details
Blushing woodwax
Hygrophorus pudorinus
Conditional / expert preparation
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Description
A fleshy orange-pink woodwax with thick spaced gills, mainly in montane spruce woodland, with a resinous taste.
Identification features
The cap is 6–12 cm wide, fleshy, orange-pink, paler toward the margin and slimy when young. Gills are thick, spaced, initially white and later orange-pink. The stem is firm and becomes yellow-pink.
Identification checklist
Check the orange-pink fleshy cap, thick spaced gills, montane spruce habitat and characteristic fresh-spruce-shoot or resinous character.
How to separate similar species
Hygrophorus poetarum is usually paler and grows mainly with beech. Habitat is an important supporting clue.
Habitat
Grows in groups mainly in montane spruce woodland on calcareous soils, in autumn.
Fruiting period
September, October, November