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List of Hygrocybe species

List of Hygrocybe species is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand List of Hygrocybe species rather than just read about it. In short: This is an inexhaustive list of species in the genus Hygrocybe. The genus has a widespread distribution and contains about 150 species.

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Reference excerpt

This is an inexhaustive list of species in the genus Hygrocybe. The genus has a widespread distribution and contains about 150 species.

Subgenus Hygrocybe

Section Chlorophanae

Hygrocybe chimaeroderma - (Caribbean) Hygrocybe chlorophana - golden waxcap (Europe, North America, northern Asia) Hygrocybe flavescens - (North America) Hygrocybe glutinipes - glutinous waxcap (Europe)

Section Hygrocybe Subsection Hygrocybe

Hygrocybe astatogala - (Australia, Madagascar, Central Africa, Philippines) Hygrocybe atrosquamosa - (Caribbean, South America, India) Hygrocybe conica - blackening waxcap or witch's hat (Europe, North America, Australia) Hygrocybe conicoides - dune waxcap (Europe) Hygrocybe cuspidata - candy apple waxcap (North America) Hygrocybe debilipes - (China) Hygrocybe griseonigricans - (China) Hygrocybe luteistipes - (Costa Rica, Caribbean) Hygrocybe nigrescens - blackening waxcap (Europe, Africa) Hygrocybe olivaceonigra - (Europe, North America) Hygrocybe parabolica - (Dominican Republic) Hygrocybe riparia - (Europe) Hygrocybe rubroconica - (China) Hygrocybe santagouana - (China) Hygrocybe singeri - western witch's hat (North America) Hygrocybe xerophila - (North America) Subsection Macrosporae

Hygrocybe acutoconica - persistent waxcap (Europe, North America, Australia) Hygrocybe llistosellae - (Balearic Islands) Hygrocybe perdomoi - (North America) Hygrocybe spadicea - date waxcap (Europe) Hygrocybe striatolutea - (New Zealand) Hygrocybe zuluensis - (South Africa)

Section Microsporae

Hygrocybe citrinovirens - citrine waxcap (Europe) Hygrocybe intermedia - fibrous waxcap (Europe) Hygrocybe virescens - lime-green waxy cap (North America)

Section Pseudofirmae

Hygrocybe amazoniensis - (Brazil) Hygrocybe appalachianensis - Appalachian waxy cap (eastern United States) Hygrocybe campinaranae - (Brazil) Hygrocybe chloochlora - (Puerto Rico) Hygrocybe cristalinoensis - (Brazil) Hygrocybe jarabacoensis - (Dominican Republic) Hygrocybe megistospora - (Brazil) Hygrocybe mirabilis - (Belize) Hygrocybe naranjana - (Colombia) Hygrocybe neofirma - (Puerto Rico, Guadeloupe) Hygrocybe occidentalis - (Puerto Rico, Colombia) Hygrocybe pegleri - (Brazil) Hygrocybe prieta - (Puerto Rico) Hygrocybe rosea - (South America) Hygrocybe trinitensis - (Puerto Rico) Hygrocybe vinaceosquamulosa - (Brazil) Hygrocybe viridilacerata - (Brazil)

Section Velosae Hygrocybe hypohaemacta - (Jamaica, U.S. Virgin Islands) Hygrocybe pseudohypohaemacta - (Belize, French Guiana, Dominican Republic) Hygrocybe roseopallida - (Central America) Hygrocybe variecolor - (Dominican Republic)

Incertae sedis within subgenus Hygrocybe Hygrocybe helobia - garlic waxcap (Europe)

Subgenus Pseudohygrocybe

Section Coccineae

Subsection Coccineae

Hygrocybe aurantiosplendens - orange waxcap (Europe, North America) Hygrocybe coccinea - scarlet waxcap or scarlet hood (Europe, North America, Australia) Hygrocybe punicea - crimson waxcap (Europe, North America?) Hygrocybe purpureofolia - purple-gilled waxcap (North America) Hygrocybe sanguineolutea - (Europe) Subsection Siccae

Hygrocybe julietae - (New Zealand) Hygrocybe reidii - honey waxcap (Europe, North America?) Subsection Squamulosae

Hygrocybe caespitosa - clustered waxcap (eastern North America) Hygrocybe cantharellus - chanterelle waxcap (North America) Hygrocybe coccineocrenata - bog waxcap (Europe) Hygrocybe melleofusca - (North America) Hygrocybe monscaiensis - (Spain) Hygrocybe squamosissima - (Southern Europe) Hygrocybe substrangulata - waisted waxcap (Europe) Hygrocybe turunda - singed waxcap or craberry waxcap (Europe) Hygrocybe umbilicata - (Bangladesh) Incertae sedis within section Coccineae

Hygrocybe alpina - (Europe) Hygrocybe amara - (Europe) Hygrocybe aurantiocitrina - (Europe) Hygrocybe aurisquama - (China) Hygrocybe ceracea - butter waxcap (Europe) Hygrocybe constrictospora - hourglass waxcap (Europe) Hygrocybe garajonayensis - (Canary Islands) Hygrocybe insipida - spangle waxcap (Europe) Hygrocybe madeirensis - (Madeira) Hygrocybe mucronella - bitter waxcap (Europe) Hygrocybe parvula - (North America) Hygrocybe quieta - oily waxcap (Europe) Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae - mountain waxcap (Europe) Hygrocybe splendidissima - splendid waxcap (Europe) Hygrocybe viridiphylla - (North America, South America) Hygrocybe vulcanica - (Portugal)

Section Firmae Hygrocybe aurantiomagnifica - (Brazil) Hygrocybe batistae - (Puerto Rico) Hygrocybe boothii - (Australia) Hygrocybe firma - (Australia, New Zealand, Asia) Hygrocybe macrosiparia - (Ecuador) Hygrocybe martinicensis - (Martinique, Brazil) Hygrocybe miniatofirma - (Puerto Rico) Hygrocybe rubroalba - (Brazil) Hygrocybe rubrocarnosa - (New Zealand)

Incertae sedis within subgenus Pseudohygrocybe

Hygrocybe andersonii - gulfshore waxcap (southeast United States) Hygrocybe calciphila - limestone waxcap (Europe) Hygrocybe cortinarioides - (China) Hygrocybe fuscoaurantiaca - (New Zealand) Hygrocybe keithgeorgei - (New Zealand) Hygrocybe lilaceolamellata - (Australia, New Zealand) Hygrocybe miniata - vermilion waxcap or miniature waxcap (Europe) Hygrocybe phaeococcinea - shadowed waxcap (Europe) Hygrocybe sinorubra - (China)

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In the classroom: List of Hygrocybe species is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Hygrocybe, Lists of fungal species, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
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This is an inexhaustive list of species in the genus Hygrocybe. The genus has a widespread distribution and contains about 150 species.

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