Description ⁵

CAP 2-7 cm, viscid or slimy, conical at first and usually retaining pointed umbo, bright yellow to orange, the orange usually toward the center; flesh yellow. ODOR and TASTE mild. GILLS adnexed to free, yellow. STEM 5-8 x 0.3-0.6 cm, moist or lubricous but not truly viscid, yellow to yellow orange, base may blacken. PL.

SIMILAR H. conica, H. singeri

SYNONYMS Hygrocybe persistens, Hygrocybe constans, Hygrocybe langei, Hygrophorus rickenii

http://www.svims.ca/council/Hygrop.htm
https://www.mushroomexpert.com/hygrocybe_acutoconica.html

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1. (c) Christian Schwarz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Christian Schwarz
2. (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Ken-ichi Ueda
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4. (c) Damon Tighe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Damon Tighe
5. (c) W.Coyote, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Atlas of Living Australia
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• CalPhotos
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• Maryland Biodiversity Project
• Mushroom Observer
• MykoWeb
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• NBN Atlas
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• USDA PLANTS database

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