down the stem, and stems that are often--though not always--bright yellow near the base. the flesh in the cap and stem is white, and observation of this feature is sometimes the best way to separate species of gomphidius from species of chroogomphus , which can appear similar but feature orangish to...
growth on wood, usually in clusters; peppery or acrid taste ; and amyloid spores that are finely spiny or warted--though the spores in some species can be so finely ornamented that they appear smooth unless you have a very good microscope. many species of lentinellus lack stems, but some have rudimentary...
a bit too stocky and, well, "un-waxy-cappish" to belong in thegenus hygrophorus. i was pretty convinced i was looking at a tricholoma the first time i collected hygrophorus pudorinus. but fresh specimens do have sticky caps and thick, waxy gills--and, under the microscope the species displays classic...