Slimy cap yellow/cream fungus on Pine stump

[waxcap]

I saw this growing from a pine stump. It had a 3cm slimy cap (it had rained recently) that was yellow in the centre fading to cream. The edge of the cap had a fibrous quality. The gills were forked and decurrent. The stem was orangy/yellow.

I can't find it in my books. Does anyone know what it is.

Thanks

Dave

[NickCantle]

Looks like classic Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca to me

[waxcap]

Many thanks Nick. I've heard of it but I haven't seen one before.

Dave

[Chris Yeates]

Originally Posted by NickCantle

Looks like classic Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca to me

correctamundo! - you spotted the key character Dave - the forked gills (a rare thing among agarics, possibly because this is actually a gilled bolete)

Chris

[waxcap]

Thanks Chris,

I now remember a recent post noting that Paxillus involutus was also a gilled Bolete (which was news to me) and that has forked gills too.

Dave