#Parrot waxcap

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FOTD #065 : parrot waxcap! (gliophorus psittacinus)

the parrot waxcap / parrot toadstool is a mycorrhizal fungus in the family hygrophoraceae. it is widely distributed in the grasslands of western europe, the UK, iceland, greenland, the americas, south africa & japan.

the big question: can i bite it?? it is edible & has a mild taste !!

g. psittacinus description :

"the parrot toadstool is a small mushroom, with a convex to umbonate cap up to 4 centimetres (1.6 in) in diameter, which is green when young & later yellowish or even pinkish tinged. the stipe, measuring 2–8 cm (0.8–3.1 in) in length and 3–5 mm in width, is green to greenish yellow. the broad adnate gills are greenish with yellow edges and spore print white. the green colouring persists at the stem apex even in old specimens."

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Parrot waxcap fungus (Gliophorus psittacinus)

Photo by Guy Edwardes

[theoldbone]

Parrot Waxcap, from https://foragevine.com/parrot-waxcap-mushrooms/

[theprinceofmycologia]

A Rainbow of Waxcaps

RAINBOW MUSHROOMS!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

IT IS SO COOL!!!

Most of these are Parrot Waxcaps or Gliophorus psittacinus, I want to say all of them are but it is a bit difficult to find multiple references that back up a colour range this wide of Parrot Waxcaps. I did find references that back up that Gliophorus psittacinus can be red, orange, yellow and green of colour, but I am not so sure about the blue and purple hues.

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Mutuals

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[devilbabykisses]

So beautiful woweee!!!

[dougdimmadodo]

Fast Fauna Facts #2 - Parrot Waxcap (Gliophorus psittacinus)

Family: Waxcap Family (Hygrophoraceae)

IUCN Conservation Status: Unassessed

Young mushrooms of this species have yellow stems and bright green, slime-covered caps, although as they mature the caps typically become pale yellow or orangey-red in colour and dry out somewhat (although most remain somewhat slimy even when mature.) Common in both woodlands and grasslands across much of Eurasia and also occasionally spotted in Australia, the subterranean main body of this fungus is believed to gain nutrients by connecting its hyphae to the roots of nearby plants and exchanging hard-to-absorb soil nutrients for photosynthetically produced sugars in a mutualistic partnership, although exactly which species of plants Parrot Waxcaps partner with is currently unknown. The mushrooms of this species are theoretically safe for human consumption, although a combination of their slimy texture, small size and bland taste means that they're rarely actually eaten.

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[angelnumber27]

Parrot waxcap (Gliophorus psittacinus)

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[arcsonara]

Week 5? Idk???: mushroom

Heavily inspired by Stanley, my favorite li'll mushroom from spiritfarer and parrot waxcaps.

[rustandsky]

Bloom

[aminifanartist]

I made some little toadstool people,

The parrot wax cap girl is made of glow-in-the-dark clay but it didn't really show up in the photos,

[jackinique-art]

🍄 Funguary 2022 Week 2 ➡️ Follow my Instagram! | Check out the rest of this series!

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[contrasted-tapestry]

This is a repaint of a gift a made for my wife @deja-fou

Hope they like the remake as a new gift ^_^

[sweeterthanmysketches]

Pixie’s Parasol | Chanterelle | Parrot Waxcap | Turkey Tail

This week’s theme was Colorful, which is most obvious by these four from the end of the week me thinks. Turkey Tail was a delight to discover and is now among the coveted ranks of my favorite mushrooms. (I only have a favorite mushroom ranking because of ‘Meco.) The prompt for the first one was “Mycena (any kind)” so I picked my favorite: Mycena Interrupta or Pixie’s Parasol. They are very aesthetic, from their appearance down to their name. Top tier.

[theprinceofmycologia]

Parrot Waxcap - Gliophorus psittacinus

I made this post in reaction to this poll.

Fruitbody

The cap is 5 to 40 milimeters across and is umbonate in shape, expanding to broadly convex or nearly flat. The cap is bald and slimy. It is variable in colours but is most frequently a dark green at first, after which it fades to a orangish yellow from the center outward, till it finallly turns to a dull orangish yellow. The margin of the cap is often thinly lined.¹

The gills are narrowly attached to the stipe; close or nearly distant; adnate. Initially, they usually have a pale green colour, becoming yellowish to orange-yellow throughout development.¹

The stipe is 10 to 80 milimeters long and 2 to 5 milimeters across.² Its surface is bald and slimy. Its pale green above and orangish yellow near its base when young, fading to pale yellowish overall.¹

Spores and microscopic features

The spore print is white in colour.¹

Microscopically, the spores are 6-9 x 3.5-4.5 µ in size, smooth, ellipsoid, hyaline and multiguttulate in KOH, and inamyloid. The basidia are 35-45 µ long, 4-sterigmate or occasionally 2-sterigmate.¹

Ecology and distribution

The precise ecological role uncertain, however, they appear in hardwood, conifer forests and grasslands growing scattered to gregariously. They are frequently found in moss, or on mossy embankments along wooded roadsides. They generally can be found from spring through Autumn.¹

Gliophorus psittacinus can be found in western Europe, the United Kingdom, Iceland, Greenland, the Americas, South Africa and Japan.²

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Mutuals

@squidsandthings

@fungus-gnats

@fairy-tales-of-yesterday

@flamingears

@lameotello

@lovelyalicorn

@writingraccoon

@edukincon

@emmakapla

[mushrooms-i-found]

A find from last summer in Portland, ME