Species

Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus (Olive wax cap)

Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus. Photo: (c) noah_siegel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus, commonly known as the olive wax cap, is a species of fungus in the genus Hygrophorus. The fruit bodies (mushrooms) appear from midsummer to late autumn under conifers in North American and Eurasian mountain forests. The mushrooms have olive-brown, slimy caps with dark streaks and a dark umbo; the caps measure 3 to 12 cm (1.2 to 4.7 in) in diameter. Other characteristic features include a slimy stem up to 12 cm (4.7 in) long that is spotted…

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: Olivaceoumbrini (Hygrophorus sect. olivaceoumbrini)
        Species: Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus (Olive wax cap)

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