Hygrocybe splendidissima

Hygrocybe splendidissima
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Hygrophoraceae
Genus: Hygrocybe
Species:
H. splendidissima
Binomial name
Hygrocybe splendidissima
Synonyms
  • Hygrophorus splendidissimus P.D.Orton (1960)
  • Hygrocybe punicea f. splendidissima (P.D.Orton) D.A.Reid (1972)

Hygrocybe splendidissima, is a species of agaric (gilled mushroom) in the family Hygrophoraceae. It has been given the recommended English name of Splendid 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]

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