Gliophorus europerplexus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Agaricales |
Family: | Hygrophoraceae |
Genus: | Gliophorus |
Species: | G. europerplexus
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Binomial name | |
Gliophorus europerplexus Dentinger, A.M.Ainsw., & P.F.Cannon (2013)
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Gliophorus europerplexus | |
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Gills on hymenium | |
Cap is umbonate | |
Hymenium is adnate | |
Stipe is bare | |
Spore print is white | |
Ecology is mycorrhizal | |
Edibility is unknown |
Gliophorus europerplexus is a species of agaric (gilled mushroom) in the family Hygrophoraceae. It has been given the recommended English name of butterscotch waxcap.[2] The species has a European distribution, occurring mainly in agriculturally unimproved grassland. Threats to its habitat have resulted in the species being assessed as globally "vulnerable" on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.[1]