Subsection
Fulventes (Hygrophorus subsect. fulventes)
Hygrophorus roseobrunneus. Photo: (c) Kim Cabrera, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
Hygrophorus is a genus of agarics (gilled mushrooms) in the family Hygrophoraceae. Called “woodwaxes” in the UK or “waxy caps” (together with Hygrocybe species) in North America, basidiocarps (fruit bodies) are typically fleshy, often with slimy caps and lamellae that are broadly attached to decurrent. All species are ground-dwelling and ectomycorrhizal (forming an association with living trees) and are typically found in woodland. Around 100 species are recognized worldwide. Fruit bodies of several species are considered…
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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: Hygrophorus (Hygrophorus subg. hygrophorus)
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Section: Hygrophorus (Hygrophorus sect. hygrophorus)
- Subsection: Fulventes (Hygrophorus subsect. fulventes)
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Section: Hygrophorus (Hygrophorus sect. hygrophorus)
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Subgenus: Hygrophorus (Hygrophorus subg. hygrophorus)
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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)