SUBSECTION HYCROPIIORUS 277 



not be located at New York. H. fuligineus is distinct from hypothefus 

 and is generally recognized as such by American investigators. H. hy- 

 pothefus is our most common Hygrophorus under two-needle pines 

 during wet weather in the fall. 



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Hygrophorus speciosus Pk. var. speciosus 



N. Y. State Mus. Ann. Rept. 29: 43. 1878 



Illustrations: 

 Fig. 84. 

 Bresadola, Icon. Myc, tab. 312 (as H. aureus) 



Pileus 2-5 cm broad, convex, expanding, at times umbonate, at first 

 orange to orange-red, fading to bright golden yellow, golden-fulvous to 

 reddish yellow, the disc often not fading, glutinous, margin even. Con- 

 Fig. 84. H. speciosus var. speciosus 



