Species

Hygrophorus agathosmus (Almond woodwax)

Hygrophorus agathosmus. Photo: (c) Nicolò Oppicelli, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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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…

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Fungi (Fungi including lichens)
  - Phylum: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycete fungi)
    - Subphylum: Agaricomycotina (Higher basidiomycetes)
      - Class: Agaricomycetes
        Subclass: Agaricomycetidae
        Order: Agaricales (Common gilled mushrooms and allies)
        Suborder: Hygrophorineae
        Family: Hygrophoraceae
        Subfamily: Hygrophoroideae
        Tribe: Hygrophoreae
        Genus: Hygrophorus (Woodwaxes)
        Subgenus: Colorati (Hygrophorus subg. colorati)
        Section: Tephroleuci (Hygrophorus sect. tephroleuci)
        Species: Hygrophorus agathosmus (Almond woodwax)

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