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Woodwaxes

Hygrophorus

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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52 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Hygrophorus subg. Colorati

subgenusColorati

Hygrophorus subg. Hygrophorus

subgenusHygrophorus

Hygrophorus subg. Camarophyllus

subgenusCamarophyllus

Hygrophorus subalpinus

speciesHygrophorus subalpinus

Hygrophorus involutus

speciesHygrophorus involutus

Hygrophorus graveolens

speciesHygrophorus graveolens

Hygrophorus caeruleus

speciesHygrophorus caeruleus

Hygrophorus pusillus

speciesHygrophorus pusillus

Hygrophorus lawrencei

speciesHygrophorus lawrencei

Hygrophorus ponderatus

speciesHygrophorus ponderatus

Hygrophorus subsordidus

speciesHygrophorus subsordidus

Hygrophorus nothofagi

speciesHygrophorus nothofagi

Hygrophorus subsalmonius

speciesHygrophorus subsalmonius

Hygrophorus pseudodiscoideus

speciesHygrophorus pseudodiscoideus

Hygrophorus pacificus

speciesHygrophorus pacificus

Hygrophorus laurae

speciesHygrophorus laurae

Hygrophorus cokeri

speciesHygrophorus cokeri

Hygrophorus fagi

speciesHygrophorus fagi

Hygrophorus sitchensis

speciesHygrophorus sitchensis

Hygrophorus saxatilis

speciesHygrophorus saxatilis

Hygrophorus subaustraligus

speciesHygrophorus subaustraligus

Hygrophorus sp. 'gliocyclus-PNW12'

speciesHygrophorus sp. 'gliocyclus-PNW12'

Hygrophorus paludosus

speciesHygrophorus paludosus

Hygrophorus sp. 'gliocyclus-TAC1492a'

speciesHygrophorus sp. 'gliocyclus-TAC1492a'

Hygrophorus arenicola

speciesHygrophorus arenicola

Hygrophorus melizeus

speciesHygrophorus melizeus

Hygrophorus segregatus

speciesHygrophorus segregatus

Hygrophorus nordmanensis

speciesHygrophorus nordmanensis

Hygrophorus variicolor

speciesHygrophorus variicolor

Hygrophorus scabrellus

speciesHygrophorus scabrellus

Hygrophorus aurantiacoluteus

speciesHygrophorus aurantiacoluteus

Hygrophorus sp. 'subalpinus-PNW03'

speciesHygrophorus sp. 'subalpinus-PNW03'

Hygrophorus sp. 'CA05'

speciesHygrophorus sp. 'CA05'

Hygrophorus amygdalinus

speciesHygrophorus amygdalinus

Hygrophorus muritaiensis

speciesHygrophorus muritaiensis

Hygrophorus sp. 'IN06'

speciesHygrophorus sp. 'IN06'

Hygrophorus amarus

speciesHygrophorus amarus

Hygrophorus sp. 'CA07'

speciesHygrophorus sp. 'CA07'

Hygrophorus sp. 'PR01'

speciesHygrophorus sp. 'PR01'

Hygrophorus sp. 'PR02'

speciesHygrophorus sp. 'PR02'

Hygrophorus sp. 'CA10'

speciesHygrophorus sp. 'CA10'

Hygrophorus sp. 'IN05'

speciesHygrophorus sp. 'IN05'

Hygrophorus sp. 'IN03'

speciesHygrophorus sp. 'IN03'

Hygrophorus sp. 'OH02'

speciesHygrophorus sp. 'OH02'

Hygrophorus sp. 'AR01'

speciesHygrophorus sp. 'AR01'

Hygrophorus sp. 'AL01'

speciesHygrophorus sp. 'AL01'

Vividi

sectionVividi

Hygrophorus sp. 'IN07'

speciesHygrophorus sp. 'IN07'

Hygrophorus sp. 'NY01'

speciesHygrophorus sp. 'NY01'

Hygrophorus paludosoides

speciesHygrophorus paludosoides

Hygrophorus sp. 'QC01'

speciesHygrophorus sp. 'QC01'

Hygrophorus sp. 'FL01'

speciesHygrophorus sp. 'FL01'

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms

James Sowerby · 1797 · p.986

Illustrations of British Mycology, Second Series

Anna Maria Hussey (1805-1853) · n.d. · p.210

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