The Parrot Mushroom. A large fruiting (200+) found in May growing from a lawn. Specimens exhibiting green cap coloration were immature and beneath the thatch layer, caps one centimeter or less; (mature caps up to 3.5cm). Caps change color as they develop and take on several different shades and shapes. Cap and stem very slimy (glutinous) throughout development. White spore print. |
Gliophorus psittacinus (formerly Hygrocybe psittacina) |