Species
Hygrophorus agathosmus (Almond woodwax)
Hygrophorus agathosmus. Photo: (c) Nicolò Oppicelli, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Hygrophorus agathosmus, commonly known as the gray almond waxy cap or the almond woodwax, is a species of fungus in the family Hygrophoraceae. It was first described by Elias Magnus Fries in 1815; Fries gave it its current name in 1838. A widespread species, it is distributed in the United States, Europe, Africa, and India, and is found growing under spruce and pine in mixed forests. The fruit bodies are characterized by a light grayish cap…
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Humboldt Life
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Kingdom: Fungi (Fungi including lichens)
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Phylum: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycete fungi)
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Subphylum: Agaricomycotina (Higher basidiomycetes)
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Class: Agaricomycetes
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Subclass: Agaricomycetidae
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Order: Agaricales (Common gilled mushrooms and allies)
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Suborder: Hygrophorineae
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Family: Hygrophoraceae
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Subfamily: Hygrophoroideae
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Tribe: Hygrophoreae
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Genus: Hygrophorus (Woodwaxes)
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Subgenus: Colorati (Hygrophorus subg. colorati)
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Section: Tephroleuci (Hygrophorus sect. tephroleuci)
- Species: Hygrophorus agathosmus (Almond woodwax)
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Section: Tephroleuci (Hygrophorus sect. tephroleuci)
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Subgenus: Colorati (Hygrophorus subg. colorati)
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Genus: Hygrophorus (Woodwaxes)
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Tribe: Hygrophoreae
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Subfamily: Hygrophoroideae
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Family: Hygrophoraceae
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Suborder: Hygrophorineae
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Order: Agaricales (Common gilled mushrooms and allies)
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Subclass: Agaricomycetidae
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Class: Agaricomycetes
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Subphylum: Agaricomycotina (Higher basidiomycetes)
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Phylum: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycete fungi)
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Kingdom: Fungi (Fungi including lichens)
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