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Key 2.3
Hygrophorous
(Waxy-gills)
| Is the fruiting body pure white
or flushed faintly with pink?
Yes |
Is the fruiting body colored? ...........................
Yes |
| Are the cap margin and top of stalk covered with yellow
hairs?
Yes |
Is the cap without yellow
hairs? ...........................
Yes |
| Are the cap and gills very pale or pink
with an aromatic odor?
Yes |
Is the cap pure white with
no odor?
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Yes |
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You have an H. eburneus or
H. cossus
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| Are the cap and stalk glutinous? ............
..............
Yes |
Is the cap viscid to gelatinous and the stalk dry?
Yes |
Is the cap dry? ..........
.......... ..............
Yes |
| Is the stalk slender (.1" to .3") and the cap
broad?
Yes |
Is the mushroom robust with a
stalk 1/2" to 1-1/2" thick?
Yes |
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You have an H. subalpinus or
H. ponderosa
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| Are the gills pinkish buff and the mushroom often found
under spruce?
Yes |
Are the gills white, the fruiting body thing, and the
stalk 0.1" to 0.2" thick?
Yes |
| Is the cap large (1/2" to 1-1/2")?
Yes |
Is the cap small (0.1" to 1/4")?
Yes |
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You have an H. nivelcolor
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| Is the fruiting body brown-toned? ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Yes |
Is the fruiting body brightly colored (not
brown-toned)?
Yes |
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