Parrot Wax-Cap
Gliophorus psittacinus (Schaeff.) Herink
Also called: Parrot Waxcap, Parrot Mushroom
Safety first
Many edible mushrooms have toxic lookalikes, and some of those can be fatal. Have any mushroom identified in person by a local expert before you eat it.
If someone may have eaten a wild mushroom, call US Poison Control at 1-800-222-1222 or 911 right away. In Canada, call your provincial poison centre or 911.
Edibility
Edible (per source) Source: Wikipedia: Gliophorus psittacinus
Classification from Wikipedia: Gliophorus psittacinus. Sources can be wrong or incomplete, and people react differently.
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Photos
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Photo: Mandy Hackney. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist)
Lookalikes
No lookalikes are recorded for this species yet. That does not mean there are none. Many mushrooms look alike, so never rely on appearance alone.
Season
When this species has been recorded, by month, from open-licensed US and Canada observations. It shows when people report it, not a guarantee it is fruiting.
The highlighted bar is the current month.
View season data as a table
| Month | Records |
|---|---|
| January | 100 |
| February | 74 |
| March | 74 |
| April | 41 |
| May | 84 |
| June | 149 |
| July | 294 |
| August | 293 |
| September | 302 |
| October | 338 |
| November | 81 |
| December | 55 |
Where it is found
States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.
- California 342 records · Foraging rules
- Idaho 70 records · Foraging rules
- Ontario 69 records · Foraging rules
- Michigan 56 records · Foraging rules
- New York 50 records · Foraging rules
- Quebec 43 records · Foraging rules
- Pennsylvania 42 records · Foraging rules
- Washington 32 records · Foraging rules
- North Carolina 31 records · Foraging rules
- West Virginia 29 records · Foraging rules
- British Columbia 29 records · Foraging rules
- Tennessee 29 records · Foraging rules
- Massachusetts 23 records · Foraging rules
- Minnesota 21 records · Foraging rules
- Vermont 20 records · Foraging rules
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- Illinois17 records
- Virginia14 records
- Wisconsin13 records
- Texas12 records
- Maryland10 records
- Indiana8 records
- Ohio8 records
- Florida7 records
- Nova Scotia7 records
- New Jersey6 records
- Oregon4 records
- Wyoming3 records
- New Hampshire3 records
- Georgia3 records
- Connecticut3 records
- Colorado3 records
- Kentucky2 records
- Arkansas2 records
- Alaska2 records
- Louisiana1 records
- Oklahoma1 records
- Montana1 records
- Iowa1 records
- District of Columbia1 records
- New Brunswick1 records
Identification traits
| Cap shape | convex |
|---|---|
| Underside (gills, pores or teeth) | gills |
| Ecology | mycorrhizal |
| Stem features | bare |
| Spore print color | white |
Traits vary. Use them to ask better questions of an expert, not to make a final call.
About
Gliophorus psittacinus, commonly known as the parrot mushroom, parrot toadstool or parrot waxcap, is a colourful mushroom that is a member of the genus Gliophorus. It was formerly known as Hygrocybe psittacina, but a molecular phylogenetics study found it to belong in the genus Gliophorus. It had already been placed in Gliophorus, but it had been considered a synonym of Hygrocybe. It has a cosmopolitan distribution.
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