– Cap slimy, olive-brown with a darker centre.
– Gills decurrent, white, distant.
– Stem slimy, marbled in olive-brown and with a white zone at the top, just below the gills.
Woodwaxes
Snakeskin Woodwax
Hygrophorus glutinifer
LC
Least concern
Edible
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Characteristics
Ecology
Grows with oak and hazel in groves and deciduous forests on calcareous soil.
Similar species
Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus, H. korhonenii and H. glutinifer can be confused with each other, but they are all edible.
H. olivaceoalbus is the most slender species and has a greyer colour tone than H. glutinifer. H. korhonenii lacks brown colours, the stem is distinctly marbled grey and it is not slimy.
H. olivaceoalbus is the most slender species and has a greyer colour tone than H. glutinifer. H. korhonenii lacks brown colours, the stem is distinctly marbled grey and it is not slimy.
