About Hygrocybe flavescens (Kauffman) Singer
This species of mushroom is yellow-orange overall. Its cap ranges from 2.5 to 7 centimeters (1 to 2 3⁄4 inches) wide, and younger caps are often more orange in color. The stalk (also called stipe) grows 4 to 9 cm (1 1⁄2 to 3 1⁄2 inches) long and 0.5 to 1.5 cm wide. Its gills are paler in color than both the cap and the stipe. The flesh is yellowish, with a mild taste and mild odor. The individual spores are white, elliptical in shape, smooth, and inamyloid, and the spore print produced by the mushroom is also white. The species was first described from specimens collected in Michigan, United States. It grows in a variety of forests and woodlands. This mushroom is nonpoisonous to humans and is edible, but it is considered to be of low interest as food.
