Hygrophorus pinkish (Hygrophorus pudorinus)
- Division: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycetes)
- Subdivision: Agaricomycotina (Agaricomycetes)
- Class: Agaricomycetes (Agaricomycetes)
- Subclass: Agaricomycetidae (Agaricomycetes)
- Order: Agaricales (Agaric or Lamellar)
- Family: Hygrophoraceae (Hygrophoraceae)
- Genus: Hygrophorus
- Type: Hygrophorus pudorinus (Pinkish Hygrophorus)
- Agaricus purpurasceus
- Glutinous slime
External Description
At first, the cap is hemispherical, then wide, prostrate and slightly depressed. Slightly sticky and smooth skin. A dense and very strong leg, thickened at the base, has a sticky surface covered with tiny white-pink scales. Rare, but fleshy and wide plates, descending weakly along the stem. Dense white pulp, which has a characteristic resinous smell and a sharp, almost turpentine taste. The color of the cap varies from pink to light ocher, with a pink tint. Pale yellow or whitish plates that tint pink. The flesh is white at the stem and pink at the cap.
Edibility
Edible, but not popular due to the unpleasant taste and smell. Acceptable in pickled and dried form.
Habitat
Found in coniferous mountain forests.
Season
Autumn.
Similar species
From a distance, the mushroom resembles the edible Hygrophorus poetarum, which has a pleasant taste and smell and grows in deciduous forests.