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Gigrofor is a mushroom from the genus lamellar, mainly of a dim, whitish color. Basically, the hygrophoric fungus grows in meadows or forests, forming mycorrhiza with various herbs and trees.

Some types of hygrophor are edible, no poisonous species have been identified.

On this page you can read the description and see photos of the most common varieties of the hygrphor mushroom: white (sweet), late (brown), golden, reddish, pinkish, aromatic, larch and early. The descriptions of different types of hygrophors are similar, but there are a number of differences.

Gigrofor white (olive white, sweet)

Category: edible.

White hygrophoric hat (diameter 4-11 cm): grayish olive or grayish brown, smooth, with fibrous edges. Young mushrooms have a hemispherical or bell-shaped shape, which becomes more widespread over time. Sometimes covered with a mucous blanket or weak pubescence, as well as barely noticeable tubercles.

Leg (height 4-12 cm): white, with scaly belts. Solid and fibrous, cylindrical, often curved.

The plates of the hygrophor are olive-white, light and very rare.

Pulp: white, delicate, very fragile.

Doubles: absent.

When it grows: mid-August to early October in Europe and North America.

Where can I find: only in coniferous - spruce and pine - forests, in humid places and lowlands.

Eating: usually in the form of pickles. Gigrofor white is very tasty, slightly sweetish, for which it received the name sweet mushroom. It is recommended to use only young specimens in cooking.

Application in traditional medicine: does not apply.

Other names: the hygrophor is olive-white, sweet.

Mushroom hygrophorum late (brown)

Category: edible.

Late hygrophorus cap (Hygrophorus hypothejus) (diameter 3-7 cm): olive-brown or brown-brown, slightly convex, with edges curled inward. The surface is mucous, the edges are lighter than the center. Because of the color of the cap, this mushroom is often called the brown hygrophor.

Leg (height 4-12 cm): yellowish or olive, solid, smooth, cylindrical. Older mushrooms may be hollow. Young hygrophors have a ring that disappears over time.

Plates: yellow or light orange, sparse and thick, weakly adherent to the stem. Sometimes with the remains of the bedspread.

Pulp: odorless, fragile. Almost white in the cap, yellowish in the stem.

Doubles: absent.

When it grows: from mid-September to almost the end of November. It appears even when the first snow falls, which is why it got the name "late".

Where can I find: next to pine trees in conifers or mixed

Eating: young late hygrophors have a very pleasant taste and are used for making soups or main courses. This mushroom is especially popular in the cooking of the Balkan countries.

Application in traditional medicine: does not apply.

Other names: the hygrophor is brown, wood lice.

Mushroom hygrophorous aromatic

Category: edible.

Cap of the fragrant hygrophorus (Hygrophorus agathosmus) (diameter 4-10 cm): gray or brownish, the edges are usually lighter than the center, smooth or slightly sticky. In a young mushroom, it is slightly convex, over time it becomes almost completely flat.

Leg (height 4-12 cm): gray, but lighter than the cap, solid, cylindrical. Occasionally flattened, with scales along its entire length.

Plates: white or grayish, sparse and thin, sometimes branched. Weakly adhere to the leg.

Pulp: white or gray, occasionally with an olive tint. Loose, soft and watery. This mushroom got its name "fragrant" due to its strong almond scent. In wet weather, you can hear it even when you are a meter away from the hygrophor.

Doubles: absent.

When it grows: from late August to early October. It is especially common in the Far East.

Where can I find: on calcareous soils of pine and spruce forests, sometimes next to fir trees.

Eating: very tasty in salted and pickled form.

Application in traditional medicine: does not apply.

Other names: fragrant hygrophor, fragrant hygrophor, good hygrophor.

Gigrofor golden

Category: conditionally edible.

Its name hygrophoric golden (Hygrophorus chrysodon) got thanks to small yellow blotches all over the surface.

Hat (diameter 4-8 cm): in a young mushroom, it is slightly convex, with time it becomes almost prostrate.

Leg (height 4-7 cm): very tight, but may be slightly curved. Often with yellowish scales along the entire length.

Plates: rare and thick, cream-colored.

Pulp: white, with an extremely unpleasant specific odor.

Doubles: absent.

When it grows: from early August to mid-October in the northern countries of the Eurasian continent and North America.

Where can I find: only in deciduous forests, most often next to oaks and lindens.

Eating: fresh as an ingredient in soups.

Does not taste good.

Application in traditional medicine: does not apply.

Mushroom hygrophorus reddish

Category: conditionally edible.

Reddish hygrophorus cap (Hygrophorus erubescens) (diameter 4-11 cm): young mushrooms have white-pink color, others have a deep purple color. Conical or slightly convex. The edges are curved towards the inner side and slightly pubescent. Slightly sticky to the touch.

Leg (height 4-10 cm): white, with pink blotches, thick and even, cylindrical in shape.

Plates: pinkish white, thick, sparse.

Doubles: russula hygrophorus (Hygrophorus russula), which has a larger cap and grows only in deciduous forests.

When it grows: from mid-July to late September in the northern regions of Russia.

Where can I find: only in coniferous forests, often next to spruce trees.

Eating: since the fresh mushroom has a very bitter taste and belongs to the conditionally edible group, it is used only in salted and pickled form.

Application in traditional medicine: does not apply.

Other names: reddening hygrophor.

Larch gigrofor

Category: edible.

Larch gyrophore (Hygrophorus lucorum) hat (diameter 3-7 cm): yellow or bright lemon color, slimy, with open edges.

Leg (height 3-8 cm): cylindrical with a slight thickening at the very base. Sometimes with slimy threads connecting the leg to the cap.

Plates: slightly lighter than the surface of the cap.

Pulp: white or light yellow.

Doubles: absent.

When it grows: from the beginning of August to the end of September in the southern regions of European countries.

Where can I find: most often under larch trees.

Eating: completely edible mushroom that can be consumed in almost any form.

Application in traditional medicine: does not apply.

Other names: the hygrophor is yellow.

Mushroom hygrophorum spotted

Category: edible.

Cap of the spotted hygrophorus (Hygrophorus pustulatus) (diameter 4-7 cm): gray, gray-olive or gray-brownish, shiny and sticky in wet weather. In young mushrooms, it is slightly convex, becomes prostrate over time. The edges are usually curved and lighter than the center, covered with small dark dots, from which the mushroom got its name.

Leg (height 4-7 cm): solid, lighter than the cap. It has a cylindrical shape, but it can also be slightly curved. Sometimes there is a dark "belt".

Pulp: very fragile and delicate. The white color does not change at the fracture site. Does not have a pronounced odor.

Doubles: absent.

When it grows: from early September to mid-November in virtually all Nordic countries.

Where can I find: in spruce and mixed forests. Usually "buries" in moss and forest litter.

Eating: a very tasty mushroom with a delicate and sweet smell. Not suitable for pickling and pickling. In Western Europe, it is popular as an ingredient in soups.

Application in traditional medicine: does not apply.

Other names: the hygrophor is bubbly.

Early Gigrofor

Category: edible.

Early hygrophorus cap (Hyprophorus marzuolus) (diameter 5-11 cm): smooth, dry and firm, at first gray-white and convex, eventually becomes leaden or almost black and almost flat. Occasionally it can be depressed. The surface is wavy and curved. Sometimes the top is covered with a light fluff.

Leg (height 4-10 cm): cylindrical, short and slightly curved, white or gray. At the top under the cap with small scales.

Pulp: white or grayish. The smell of the cut hygrophor is very faint.

Doubles: absent, since this mushroom grows in early spring, when the rest of the edible and poisonous mushrooms have not yet appeared.

When it grows: from early March to mid-May in the temperate zone of the Eurasian continent and North America. The rest of the hygrophoric species begin to appear mainly in August - September.

Where can I find: in coniferous and deciduous forests with nutritious soil.

Eating: usually in soups and meat dishes.

Application in traditional medicine: does not apply.

Other names: hygrophor March, snow mushroom.

Pinkish hygrophoric mushroom

Category: edible.

Hat of pinkish hygrophorus (Hygrophorus pudorinus) (diameter 5-12 cm): usually pink-salmon, in adult mushrooms in the form of a hemisphere or outstretched. Fleshy, slightly slimy, with a small tubercle and pubescence over the entire surface.

Leg (height 5-14 cm): cylindrical, slightly paler than the cap.

Plates: frequent and thick.

Doubles: absent.

When it grows: from late August to late September in temperate countries in Europe and North America.

Where can I find: usually near fir or spruce, less often in mixed forests.

Eating: raw or pickled, subject to preliminary heat treatment.

Application in traditional medicine: does not apply.