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Fungi: Basidiomycota: Agaricomycetes: Agaricales: Hygrophoraceae: Hygrophorus hypothejus (Fr.) Fr.

Hygrophorus hypothejus – herald of winter

Synonyms: Agaricus hypothejus, Hygrophorus aureus, Limacium aureum, Limacium hypothejum, Limacium vitellum.

Common name: herald of winter.

Extract from Wikipedia article: Hygrophorus hypothejus, commonly known as the olive-brown waxy cap, or herald of the winter, is an edible species of fungus in the genus Hygrophorus native to Europe. It appears in late autumn in coniferous forests, often with the first frosts.

Basque: Negu-ezko, Czech: Šťavnatka pomrazka, Dutch: Dennenslijmkop, Estonian: Sügis-limanutt, Finnish: Hallavahakas, German: Frost-Schneckling, Hungarian: Fagyálló csigagomba, Latvian: Salnas gliemezene, Lithuanian: Šalninė guotė, Polish: Wodnicha późna, Russian: Гигрофор поздний, Serbian: Жута пужевица, Swedish: Frostvaxskivling, Ukrainian: Гігрофор пізній, Welsh: Cap cwyr tegyll melyn.

Photos of this mushroom from East and Central Texas

Caps of mushrooms <B>Hygrophorus hypothejus</B> or may be H. persoonii, H. bakerensis behind third creek (going counter clockwise) on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2024-01-06.htm">January 6, 2024</A>
LinkCaps of mushrooms Hygrophorus hypothejus or may be H. persoonii, H. bakerensis behind third creek (going counter clockwise) on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, January 6, 2024
Location on mapsLittle Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, 77873, United States
Underside of mushrooms <B>Hygrophorus hypothejus</B>(?) on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2024-01-06.htm">January 6, 2024</A>
LinkUnderside of mushrooms Hygrophorus hypothejus(?) on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, January 6, 2024
Location on mapsLittle Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, 77873, United States
Gills of mushrooms <B>Hygrophorus hypothejus</B>(?) on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2024-01-06.htm">January 6, 2024</A>
LinkGills of mushrooms Hygrophorus hypothejus(?) on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, January 6, 2024
Location on mapsLittle Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, 77873, United States
Cross section of mushrooms <B>Hygrophorus hypothejus</B>(?) on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2024-01-06.htm">January 6, 2024</A>
LinkCross section of mushrooms Hygrophorus hypothejus(?) on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, January 6, 2024
Location on mapsLittle Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, 77873, United States
Tissues (in Congo Red) of mushrooms <B>Hygrophorus hypothejus</B>(?) collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, January 6, 2024
LinkTissues (in Congo Red) of mushrooms Hygrophorus hypothejus(?) collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, January 6, 2024
Cystidia and basidia of mushrooms <B>Hygrophorus hypothejus</B>(?) collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, January 6, 2024
LinkCystidia and basidia of mushrooms Hygrophorus hypothejus(?) collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, January 6, 2024
Basidia with immature spores of mushrooms <B>Hygrophorus hypothejus</B>(?) collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, January 6, 2024
LinkBasidia with immature spores of mushrooms Hygrophorus hypothejus(?) collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, January 6, 2024
Spores (in lugol) of mushrooms <B>Hygrophorus hypothejus</B>(?) collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, January 6, 2024
LinkSpores (in lugol) of mushrooms Hygrophorus hypothejus(?) collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, January 6, 2024
Spores (in KOH) of mushrooms <B>Hygrophorus hypothejus</B>(?) collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, January 6, 2024
LinkSpores (in KOH) of mushrooms Hygrophorus hypothejus(?) collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, January 6, 2024

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