Description ⁵

CAP 2-5 cm, slimy-viscid, obtuse to broadly convex, at times slightly depressed, rosy-pink fading to cream and drying grayish pinkish-buff; flesh thin, pallid to cream. ODOR and TASTE mild. GILLS broadly adnate, subdistant to distant, pallid to cream drying grayish pinkish-buff. STEM 3-6 x 0.3-0.8 cm, dry, cream drying grayish pinkish-buff, silky smooth top, hairy base. HABITAT in mountainous areas, often near snowbanks. MICROSTRUCTURES spores 12-15 x 7-9 microns; DV.

http://www.svims.ca/council/Hygrop.htm
http://www.mykoweb.com/CAF/species/Hygrophorus_goetzii.html

Summary ⁶

Hygrophorus goetzii (Hygrophorus goetzei is an orthographical variant spelling) is a species of fungus in the family Hygrophoraceae. It is a snowbank mushroom with a rosy-pink cap that fades to cream color in maturity.

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1. (c) Christian Schwarz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Christian Schwarz
2. (c) Damon Tighe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Damon Tighe
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6. Adapted by W.Coyote from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hygrophorus_goetzii

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
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