- Hygrophorus
Taxobox | name = Hygrophorus
image_width = 220px
image_caption = "Hygrophorus penarius"
regnum =Fungi
divisio =Basidiomycota
classis =Agaricomycetes
ordo =Agaricales
familia =Hygrophoraceae
genus = "Hygrophorus""Hygrophorus" is the type genus for the
Hygrophoraceae . Members of this genus are distinguished from other members of this family by the dull coloration (tending towards whites, beiges, and dull oranges or yellows) of theirfruiting bodies and microscopically by their divergent lamellar trama.The majority of species initially described as members of "Hygrophorus" have been transferred to the newer genus "
Hygrocybe ". These include the brightly coloured "Hygrocybe conica ", "H. punicea" and "H. psittacina".External links
* [http://www.hti.umich.edu:80/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=fung1tc;cc=fung1tc;view=toc;idno=AJN5962.0001.001 "North American species of Hygrophorus"] by L.R. Hesler and Alexander H. Smith, 1963. (Full text of monograph)
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