Hygrophorus goetzii
N. Amer. Sp. Hygrophorus: 354. 1963.
Common Name: none
For description see Hesler & Smith & Siegel et al. & 'California Mushrooms'.
Solitary to scattered in soil under mountain hemlock (Tsuga mertensiana) at elevations above 1800 m; rare, fruiting in spring soon after snowmelt in the Sierra Nevada and Cascade Ranges.
Unknown.
Hygrophorus goetzii can be distinguished by its rosy pink viscid cap, cream-colored adnate gills, slender cream-colored stipe, and very large spores are distinctive. It is only found soon after snowmelt at high elevations with mountain hemlock.
References
Desjardin, D.E., Wood, M.G. & Stevens, F.A. (2015). California Mushrooms: The Comprehensive Identification Guide. Timber Press: Portland, OR. 560 p.
Hesler, L.R. & Smith, A.H. (1963). North American Species of Hygrophorus. University of Tennessee Press: Knoxville, TN. 416 p. (Protologue) (PDF)
Largent, D.L. (1985). The Agaricales (Gilled Fungi) of California. 5. Hygrophoraceae. Mad River Press: Eureka, CA. 208 p.
Siegel, N., Vellinga, E.C., Schwarz, C., Castellano, M.A. & Ikeda, D. (2019). A Field Guide to the Rare Fungi of California's National Forests. Bookmobile: Minneapolis, MN. 313 p. (PDF)
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