Hygrocybe_lepida

<i>Hygrocybe lepida</i>

Hygrocybe lepida

Species of fungus

Hygrocybe lepida is an agaric (gilled mushroom) in the family Hygrophoraceae. The species occurs in Europe and was previously referred to the American Hygrocybe cantharellus[1] but is now known to be distinct.[2] Its recommended English name (as H. cantharellus) is goblet waxcap.[3] The species is typically found in nutrient-poor waxcap grassland.[1]

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Taxonomy

It was first described in 1986 by the Dutch mycologist Eef Arnolds who classified it as Hygrocybe lepida.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    Boertmann D. (2010). The genus Hygrocybe (2nd ed.). Copenhagen: Danish Mycological Society. ISBN 978-87-983581-7-6.
  2. [2]
    "The Global Fungal Red List Initiative: Hygrocybe lepida". Retrieved 2022-08-02.
  3. [3]
    Holden L. "English names for fungi". British Mycological Society. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
  4. [4]
    Arnolds, Eef (1986). "Notes on Hygrophoraceae VIII" (PDF). Persoonia. 13 (2): 139–143 – via www.mykoweb.com.


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