Species

Hygrocybe virescens (Lime-green waxy cap)

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

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Hygrocybe virescens, commonly known as the lime-green waxy cap, is a species of agaric mushroom in the Hygrophoraceae family. The lime-green colored mushroom has a limited geographical distribution, having been reported only from California, Washington, and Mexico.

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: Hygrocyboideae
        Tribe: Hygrocybeae
        Genus: Hygrocybe (Waxcaps)
        Subgenus: Hygrocybe (Hygrocybe subg. hygrocybe)
        Section: Microsporae (Hygrocybe sect. microsporae)
        Species: Hygrocybe virescens (Lime-green waxy cap)

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