Squirrel monkey (Hygrophorus leucophaeus)
- Division: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycetes)
- Subdivision: Agaricomycotina (Agaricomycetes)
- Class: Agaricomycetes (Agaricomycetes)
- Subclass: Agaricomycetidae (Agaricomycetes)
- Order: Agaricales (Agaric or Lamellar)
- Family: Hygrophoraceae (Hygrophoraceae)
- Genus: Hygrophorus
- Type: Hygrophorus leucophaeus (Canada)
- Hygrophore of Lindtner
- Hygrophorus ash gray
- Hygrophorus lindtneri
External Description
Elastic, thin, not very fleshy hat, first convex, then prostrate, sometimes slightly concave with a developed tubercle. Smooth skin, slightly sticky in wet weather. Fragile, very thin cylindrical leg, slightly thickened at the base, covered with powdery coating at the top. Thin, narrow and sparse plates, slightly descending. Dense, tender white-pink flesh, with a pleasant taste and odorless. The color of the cap varies from white to pale pink, turning to rusty brown or dark ocher in the center. The leg is light red or white-pink. Pinkish or white plates.
Edibility
Edible, not popular due to the small amount of pulp and small size.
Habitat
It occurs in deciduous forests, mainly in beech. In mountainous and hilly areas.
Season
Autumn.
Similar species
It differs from other hygrophores only in the dark color of the center of the cap.