Hygrophorus poetarum (Hygrophorus poetarum)
- Division: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycetes)
- Subdivision: Agaricomycotina (Agaricomycetes)
- Class: Agaricomycetes (Agaricomycetes)
- Subclass: Agaricomycetidae (Agaricomycetes)
- Order: Agaricales (Agaric or Lamellar)
- Family: Hygrophoraceae (Hygrophoraceae)
- Genus: Hygrophorus
- Type: Hygrophorus poetarum (Hygrophorus poetic)
External Description
At first, a spherical hat, then prostrate, but gradually acquires a bumpy appearance. Slightly folded and uneven edges. Shiny, smooth skin, silky in appearance, but not sticky. A dense, very strong leg, widened upwards and sticky downwards, silky and shiny, covered with silvery thin fibers. Fleshy, wide and rather rare plates. Dense, white flesh, with a jasmine and fruity smell, pleasant to the taste. The color of the cap varies from light red to pinkish and white with a light yellow tint. A white stem that may take on a reddish or fawn hue. Yellowish or white plates.
Edibility
Edible good mushroom. It can be cooked in different ways, it can also be preserved in vegetable oil or dried.
Habitat
It occurs in deciduous forests in small groups, mainly under beeches, both in mountainous areas and on hills.
Season
Summer autumn.
Similar species
It is very similar to Hygrophorus pudorinus, an edible, mediocre mushroom that grows under coniferous trees.