Hygrocybe flavescens
Hygrocybe flavescens, commonly known as the golden waxy cap, is a species of Hygrocybe described from Michigan.
Description
The mushroom is yellow-orange. Its cap is wide and can be more orange in youth. The stalk is long and 0.5 to 1.5 cm wide. The gills are more pale than the cap and stipe. The flesh is yellowish and has a mild taste and odor. The spores are white, elliptical, smooth and inamyloid. The spore print is white.Similar species
Hygrocybe chlorophana is similar, noted in North America as having a more viscid stipe. This distinction is not made in Europe, indicating that they may be the same species.Outside of several similar Hygrocybe species, members of the uncommon Gloioxanthomyces can be recognized by their decurrent gills.