Hygrocybe virescens | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Agaricales |
Family: | Hygrophoraceae |
Genus: | Hygrocybe |
Species: | H. virescens
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Binomial name | |
Hygrocybe virescens | |
Synonyms | |
Hygrophorus virescens Hesler & A.H.Sm. (1963) |
Hygrocybe virescens | |
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Gills on hymenium | |
Cap is flat | |
Hymenium is adnexed | |
Stipe is bare | |
Spore print is white | |
Ecology is saprotrophic | |
Edibility is unknown |
Hygrocybe virescens, commonly known as the lime-green waxy cap,[1] is a species of agaric mushroom in the family Hygrophoraceae. The lime-green colored mushroom has a limited geographical distribution, having been reported only from California, Washington, and Mexico.