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Orange-gilled waxcap

Humidicutis marginata

A species of Humidicutis

The orange-gilled waxcap (Humidicutis marginata) is a brightly-colored mushroom that pops up from areas of forest floors that are in a state of prolific decay. This mushroom's small stature and thin consistency preclude it from being a target of foraging, although groups of them are quite beautiful to look at. It is most common to find a orange-gilled waxcap during the summer months.

Cap Diameter:

1 - 5 cm

Odor:

Mildly mushroomy but not distinctive.

General Info About Orange-gilled waxcap

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Attributes of Orange-gilled waxcap

Cap Diameter

1 - 5 cm

Height

2 - 10 cm

Cap

Cap 1 - 5 cm broad; conic, then convex; deep chrome, fading to pale yellowish or nearly white; at first glabrous, at times lubricous; margin at times faintly striatulate

Gills

Deep yellow-orange to orange

Stem

4 - 10 cm long, 3 - 6 mm thick; equal or slightly ventricose; warm buff to pale orangeyellow; curved or fexuous, dry, fragile; glabrous, moist, not viscid, soon dry, hollow

Flesh

Thin; waxy, fragile; concolorous with the surface

Spore Print Color

White

Odor

Mildly mushroomy but not distinctive.

Body Color

Yellow

Orange

Flesh Bruises

The flesh or milk does not discolor when bruised or cut.

Growth Form

Solitary, Scattered, Gregarious

Nutrient Gathering

Saprophytic

Substrate

On soil

Species Status

Widespread in North America, not common in the Midwest and northeast

Endangered Species

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Habitat of Orange-gilled waxcap

The Humidicutis marginata is a woodland mushroom associated with both deciduous and coniferous trees. It grows on the ground, in humus, or on well-rotten wood.

Distribution Area of Orange-gilled waxcap

North America,Central America

Scientific Classification of Orange-gilled waxcap

Phylum

Club fungi