Fungi: Basidiomycota: Agaricomycetes: Agaricales: Hygrophoraceae: Hygrophorus russula (Schaeff. ex Fr.) Kauffman

Hygrophorus russula – pinkmottle woodwax

Synonyms: Agaricus russula, Gymnopus russulus, Limacium russula, Tricholoma russula.

Common names: pinkmottle woodwax, Russula-like Waxcap.

Extract from Wikipedia article: Hygrophorus russula, commonly known as the pinkmottle woodwax, false russula and russula-like waxy cap, is a fungus native to North America and Europe.

Bulgarian: Меднянка, Catalan: Carlet (bolet), Georgian: ხრაშუნასებრი ჰიგროფორუსი, Hungarian: Vörösfoltos csigagomba, Japanese: サクラシメジ, Lithuanian: Ūmėdinė guotė, Polish: Wodnicha gołąbkowa, Russian: Гигрофор сыроежковый, Swedish: Kremlevaxskivling, Ukrainian: Гігрофор сироїжкоподібний, Welsh: Cap cwyr brithbinc.

Photos of this mushroom from East and Central Texas

Underside of Russula-like waxcap mushrooms (Hygrophorus russula) on a path in shade south from Northern Trailhead for the Turkey Creek Trail of Big Thicket National Preserve. Warren, Texas, November 27, 2021
Farm-to-Market Road 1943, Warren, Texas 77664, United States

Russula-like waxcap mushrooms (Hygrophorus russula) on a path in shade south from Northern Trailhead for the Turkey Creek Trail of Big Thicket National Preserve. Warren, Texas, November 27, 2021
Farm-to-Market Road 1943, Warren, Texas 77664, United States

Cross section of Russula-like waxcap mushrooms (Hygrophorus russula) south from Northern Trailhead for the Turkey Creek Trail of Big Thicket National Preserve. Warren, Texas, November 27, 2021
Farm-to-Market Road 1943, Warren, Texas 77664, United States

Pinkmottle woodwax mushrooms (Hygrophorus russula) under oaks in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 27, 2021
Iron Bridge Trail, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, United States

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