Chrysomphalina aurantiaca — Hygrophoraceae
Small to medium-sized mushroom. Convex cap aging to planar, depressed, brown center bright orange to brownish, fading with age, velvety. Stalk similar color to cap or paler, smooth, sometimes swollen at base. Gills run down the stalk, forked, orange, somewhat waxy. Saprophytic.
Synonym: Omphalina chrysophylla
Habitat: Scattered to large groups, on rotting conifers, woody debris.
Scent: Not distinctive
Spores: White
Season: Autumn
Synonym: Omphalina chrysophylla
Habitat: Scattered to large groups, on rotting conifers, woody debris.
Scent: Not distinctive
Spores: White
Season: Autumn
Striate cap with depressed center
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Thick gills, tough stalk
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