Orange-gilled Waxycap
Humidicutis marginata (Peck) Singer
Also called: orange gilled waxcap
Edibility
Edibility unknown — do not eat
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Photos
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Photo: Rachel Stepek. 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 | 2 |
| February | 0 |
| March | 0 |
| April | 1 |
| May | 83 |
| June | 145 |
| July | 497 |
| August | 548 |
| September | 327 |
| October | 335 |
| November | 82 |
| December | 2 |
Where it is found
States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.
- Michigan 86 records · Foraging rules
- New York 74 records · Foraging rules
- West Virginia 62 records · Foraging rules
- Massachusetts 56 records · Foraging rules
- North Carolina 53 records · Foraging rules
- Tennessee 48 records · Foraging rules
- Ontario 44 records · Foraging rules
- Pennsylvania 44 records · Foraging rules
- Quebec 36 records · Foraging rules
- New Hampshire 33 records · Foraging rules
- British Columbia 33 records · Foraging rules
- Maine 30 records · Foraging rules
- Nova Scotia 29 records · Foraging rules
- Virginia 28 records · Foraging rules
- Vermont 24 records · Foraging rules
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- Maryland18 records
- New Jersey14 records
- Minnesota9 records
- Wisconsin9 records
- New Brunswick7 records
- Ohio7 records
- Florida6 records
- California5 records
- Indiana5 records
- Texas4 records
- Washington4 records
- Kentucky3 records
- Alaska2 records
- New Mexico2 records
- Rhode Island2 records
- South Carolina2 records
- Arkansas1 records
- Colorado1 records
- Idaho1 records
- Manitoba1 records
- Montana1 records
- Newfoundland and Labrador1 records
- Oregon1 records
- Prince Edward Island1 records
Identification traits
| Cap shape | umbonate |
|---|---|
| Underside (gills, pores or teeth) | gills |
| Ecology | saprotrophic |
| 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
Humidicutis marginata is a gilled fungus of the waxcap family.
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