Nitrous Waxcap
Neohygrocybe nitrata (Pers.) Kovalenko
Edibility
Edibility unknown — do not eat
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Photos
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Photo: Ken Buegeleisen. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist) -
Photo: My-Lan Le. 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 | 1 |
| March | 2 |
| April | 0 |
| May | 0 |
| June | 6 |
| July | 14 |
| August | 24 |
| September | 6 |
| October | 1 |
| November | 0 |
| December | 0 |
Where it is found
States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.
- Massachusetts 12 records · Foraging rules
- California 5 records · Foraging rules
- Quebec 5 records · Foraging rules
- North Carolina 5 records · Foraging rules
- New York 5 records · Foraging rules
- Vermont 5 records · Foraging rules
- Tennessee 3 records · Foraging rules
- Texas 2 records · Foraging rules
- Wisconsin 2 records · Foraging rules
- Michigan 2 records · Foraging rules
- Maine 2 records · Foraging rules
- Maryland 1 records · Foraging rules
- Mississippi 1 records · Foraging rules
- Pennsylvania 1 records · Foraging rules
About
Neohygrocybe nitrata is a species of agaric (gilled mushroom) in the family Hygrophoraceae. It has been given the recommended English name of nitrous waxcap, based on its smell. The species has a European distribution, occurring mainly in agriculturally unimproved grassland. Threats to its habitat have resulted in the species being assessed as globally "vulnerable" on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
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