Maryland Biodiversity Project - Parrot Waxcap (Gliophorus psittacinus)

Parrot Waxcap Gliophorus psittacinus (Schaeffer) Herink

Synonyms: Hygrocybe psittacina.

Kingdom Fungi > Phylum Basidiomycota > Class Agaricomycetes > Order Agaricales > Family Hygrophoraceae > Genus Gliophorus Parrot Waxcap - Gliophorus psittacinus - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/15282

Status:

Found scattered or in groups in grassy areas or under hardwoods/conifers.

Description:

Cap: Olive-green to pinkish-orange (in age); sticky/slimy when wet; broadly conic to nearly flat, sometimes with broad umbo; margin striate. Gills: waxy, moderately distant. Stalk: Green/orange/yellow; hollow. (J. Solem, pers. comm.)

Records:

There are 17 records in the project database.

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Parrot Waxcap (fruiting body) in Howard Co., Maryland (6/12/2009). (Photo ID: 15706 - Psn: 40)

Parrot Waxcap (fruiting body) in Howard Co., Maryland (6/12/2009). Photo by Robert Solem. (MBP list)

Parrot Waxcap in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/1/2018). Determined by Jo Solem. (Photo ID: 125052 - Psn: 42)

Parrot Waxcap in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/1/2018). Determined by Jo Solem. Photo by Anne Looker. (MBP list)

Parrot Waxcap (gills and stalk) in Howard Co., Maryland (6/12/2009). (Photo ID: 15707 - Psn: 44)

Parrot Waxcap (gills and stalk) in Howard Co., Maryland (6/12/2009). Photo by Robert Solem. (MBP list)

Parrot Waxcap in Howard Co., Maryland (12/9/2015). (Photo ID: 42143 - Psn: 45)

Parrot Waxcap in Howard Co., Maryland (12/9/2015). Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

Parrot Waxcap in Howard Co., Maryland (12/9/2015). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 307537 - Psn: 54)

Parrot Waxcap in Howard Co., Maryland (12/9/2015). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Parrot Waxcap in Howard Co., Maryland (8/11/2017). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 307535 - Psn: 58)

Parrot Waxcap in Howard Co., Maryland (8/11/2017). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Parrot Waxcap (cap) in Howard Co., Maryland (9/2/2011). (Photo ID: 15709 - Psn: 60)

Parrot Waxcap (cap) in Howard Co., Maryland (9/2/2011). Photo by Grazina McClure. (MBP list)

Spores collected from a Parrot Waxcap specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (6/12/2009). Elliptical, smooth; measured 7.3-7.7 X 5.6-5.8 microns. (Photo ID: 15708 - Psn: 200)

Spores collected from a Parrot Waxcap specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (6/12/2009). Elliptical, smooth; measured 7.3-7.7 X 5.6-5.8 microns. Photo by Robert Solem. (MBP list)

Parrot Waxcap in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/30/2009). (Photo ID: 67974 - Psn: 200)

Parrot Waxcap in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/30/2009). Photo by Kerry Wixted. (MBP list)

Spores collected from a Parrot Waxcap specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (8/11/2017). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 307536 - Psn: 200)

Spores collected from a Parrot Waxcap specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (8/11/2017). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Spores collected from a Parrot Waxcap specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (12/9/2015). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 307539 - Psn: 200)

Spores collected from a Parrot Waxcap specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (12/9/2015). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

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