Hygrophorus beech (Hygrophorus leucophaeus) sary sy famaritana

Squirrel monkey (Hygrophorus leucophaeus)

• Hygrophore of Lindtner
• Hygrophorus ash gray
• Hygrophorus lindtneri

Famaritana ivelany

Elastic, thin, not very fleshy hat, first convex, then prostrate, sometimes slightly concave with a developed tubercle. Smooth skin, slightly sticky in wet weather. Fragile, very thin cylindrical leg, slightly thickened at the base, covered with powdery coating at the top. Thin, narrow and sparse plates, slightly descending. Dense, tender white-pink flesh, with a pleasant taste and odorless. The color of the cap varies from white to pale pink, turning to rusty brown or dark ocher in the center. The leg is light red or white-pink. Pinkish or white plates.

Edibility

Edible, not popular due to the small amount of pulp and small size.

Habitat

It occurs in deciduous forests, mainly in beech. In mountainous and hilly areas.

Season

Fararano.

Karazana mitovy

It differs from other hygrophores only in the dark color of the center of the cap.