commonly known olive wax cap species fungus genus fruit bodies mushrooms appear late autumn conifers north american mountain forests mushrooms olive brown caps dark streaks dark caps measure diameter characteristic features include stem long spotted ragged scales ring like zone implies mushroom cap gills native north_america northern regions europe according publication fungus nearly extinct france edible opinions divided taste usage edible mushroom fungus possesses like compounds taxonomy classification species officially described earlier published august illegitimate renaming published received current scientific transferred genus moved species genus sunk varieties proposed form section genus fungi section caps stems caps brown grey olive orange stems somewhat distinctly common names mushroom include cap olive olive wax cap specific epithet derived latin words olive brown white characteristics fruit body cap wide young fungi wider age characteristic dark underneath grey brown surface cap cuticle fine dark grey arranged fibers young fruit bodies covered layers inner composed dark ring zone stem covered gelatinous outer layer fruit body long stem ranging diameter somewhat surface wet weather bent base stem near apex zone stem smooth whitish covered layers tissue exterior sticky layer comparatively thin interior layer consists similar cap layer initially linked stem grows increases length interior layer ripped breaks ragged dark concentric bands gills thick widely spaced broadly attached extending slightly stem white slightly base surface flesh mushroom smooth thin white taste odor mild distinct smell treated solution acid flesh turns reddish spore print white microscopic characteristics spores ellipsoid surface smooth yellow melzer reagent basidia dimension short pleurocystidia cheilocystidia cap cuticle width consists dark hyphae width form horizontal layer hyphae embedded possess clamp connections fungus gill consists hyphae thick cap tissue comprises radial hyphae formed fungal partner white smooth surface layers hyphae layered tree roots shows hyphae covered mass outer walls hyphae reach lengths branches older cavity tip resembles hole similar species shows similarities closely related fungi genus minor differences physical features examples include field distinguished combination features including double dark streaks cap stem growth microscopic characteristics risk confusing toxic fungi produce different flesh react differently addition red versus olive green furthermore oaks mycorrhizal partner north american species produces smaller fruit body caps measuring wide dry stems measure long thick ecology distribution creates conifers west_coast united_states associations common giant rocky_mountains associates spruce blue spruce northeast north_america usually acidic ground higher altitudes forests occasionally mixed forests fruit bodies found singly grow clusters range stretches northern western north_america europe mediterranean region russia fungus typically fruits late summer early winter occasionally depending geographical location climate early june right december population currently endangered france extinct importance edibility finds use especially kitchen indistinct taste fruit bodies received mixed reception overall considers surface described taste bland authors suggest removing cap cuticle eating overall authors mushroom edible caution required eat popularity fungus varies region commonly consumed europe north_america differently europe example spain fungi highly appreciated mushroom dishes region common rest spain called obtained fruit body fungus produces secondary detected compounds effect especially connection positive bacteria important source especially effect cultures resistant contemporary fungus medicine known components tri
Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus