Hygrophorus roseobrunneus Murrill
N. Amer. Fl. (New York) 9(6): 394. 1916.

Common Name: none

Synonym: Hygrophorus roseibrunneus Murrill (orthographic variant)

• Description

  For description see Hesler & Smith & 'California Mushrooms'.

• Habitat

  Scattered to gregarious in duff under live oaks, tanbark oak, and Sitka spruce; fruiting from fall through winter in coastal forests; common.

• Edibility

  Edible.

• Comments

  Hygrophorus roseibrunneus was described in 1916 from material collected under oaks at Jasper Ridge (San Mateo County) near Stanford University. In southern and central California, the species is associated with oaks; in northern California it is associated with Sitka spruce.

• References

  Arora, D. (1986). Mushrooms Demystified. Ten Speed Press: Berkeley, CA. 959 p.
  Desjardin, D.E., Wood, M.G. & Stevens, F.A. (2015). California Mushrooms: The Comprehensive Identification Guide. Timber Press: Portland, OR. 560 p.
  Hesler, L.R. & Smith, A.H. (1963). North American Species of Hygrophorus. University of Tennessee Press: Knoxville, TN. 416 p. (PDF)
  Largent, D.L. (1985). The Agaricales (Gilled Fungi) of California. 5. Hygrophoraceae. Mad River Press: Eureka, CA. 208 p.
  Siegel, N. & Schwarz, C. (2016). Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast. Ten Speed Press: Berkeley, CA. 601 p.

• Other Descriptions and Photos
  Main Photo
  • Christian Schwarz: Hygrophorus roseobrunneus (CP)
  • Christian Schwarz: Hygrophorus roseobrunneus (CP)
  • Mushroom Observer: Hygrophorus roseobrunneus (CP)
  • Arora (1986): p. 125 (D)
  
  

  (D=Description; I=Illustration; P=Photo; CP=Color Photo)