▁" dis ag ree able " ▁od or ▁and ▁a ▁" dis ag ree able ▁and ▁bitter " ▁taste . ▁The ▁m ush room ▁is ▁considered ▁in ed ible . ▁ ▁The ▁sp ore ▁print ▁is ▁white . ▁sp ores ▁are ▁smooth ▁and ▁elli pt ical , ▁with ▁dimensions ▁of ▁ 4 . 5 – 6 ▁by ▁ 2 . 5 – 3 . 5   µ m . ▁The ▁bas idia ▁( sp ore - b ear ing ▁cells ) ▁are ▁typically ▁two - ▁or ▁four - sp ored ▁( rare ly , ▁one - sp ored ) ▁and ▁measure ▁ 2 0 – 3 0 ▁by ▁ 3 . 5 – 5   µ m . ▁The ▁h ym enium ▁la cks ▁c yst idia . ▁Cl amp ▁connections ▁are ▁present ▁in ▁the ▁hy pha e . ▁ ▁Hab itat ▁and ▁distribution ▁ ▁F ruit ▁bodies ▁of ▁Cl it ocy be ▁al bir h iza ▁grow ▁scattered , ▁in ▁groups , ▁or ▁in ▁clusters ▁under ▁spr uce , ▁or , ▁occasionally , ▁l arch ▁and ▁p ine . ▁Found ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁states ▁of ▁Id aho , ▁Washington , ▁and ▁Wy oming , ▁it ▁is ▁abund ant ▁in ▁some ▁high - e lev ation ▁ ▁locations ▁in ▁the ▁Rock y ▁Mountains . ▁It ▁is ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁a ▁" s now bank ▁m ush room " ▁because ▁fruit ▁bodies ▁typically ▁appear ▁around ▁the ▁edges ▁of ▁mel ting ▁snow b anks . ▁F ruit ings ▁occur ▁most ▁frequently ▁in ▁June ▁and ▁early