– Cap reddish yellow to reddish brown with a darker centre.
– Gills distant, adnate to decurrent, white at first, becoming pale yellow-brown with age.
– Stem white to beige, slimy to sticky, with ring-like veil remnants near the top, darker below.
Woodwaxes
Disc Woodwax
Hygrophorus discoideus
LC
Least concern
Inedible
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Characteristics
Ecology
Grows with spruce in calcareous coniferous forest and herb-rich moist spruce forest.
Notes
Sometimes stated as edible, but it is not included on any list of recommended edible mushrooms in the Nordic countries.
