Hygrocybe laeta (Pers.) P.Kumm.

  • Filed As

    Agaricaceae
    Hygrocybe laeta (Pers.) P.Kumm.

  • Collector(s)

    R. E. Halling 7199 with Franco, M. Mata, Umaña, 25 Nov 1993

  • Location

    Costa Rica. San José. Pérez Zeledón (Canton). Villa Mills. C.A.T.I.E. Experimental Forest of Villa Mills.

  • Habitat

    Montane cloud forest. Quercus costaricensis. On soil and litter.

  • Description

    Gregarious. Pileus 1-3 cm broad, convex with a slightly depressed disc, glabrous and viscid, subsulcate at margin, grayish rose (11B5). Flesh concolorous, 1-2 mm thick, unchanging, with foul rancid "fishy" odor and mild taste that is tardily acrid in back of throat. Lamellae decurrent, close, thick and broad, grayish rose (11B5), with even edges. Stipe 4-7 cm long, 2-4 mm broad, equal, glutinous, glabrous, concolorous with lamellae above, near grayish orange (6B4) at the base; interior hollow. Phenology of specimen: Basidiomata.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 796007

    Occurrence ID: 409000c3-aa36-48f6-815c-95325da4e3a7

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  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Costa Rica

  • State/Province

    San José

  • County/Municipio

    Pérez Zeledón (Canton)

  • City/Township

    Villa Mills

  • Locality

    C.A.T.I.E. Experimental Forest of Villa Mills.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2880 m. (9449 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    9.5508, -83.6819

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