Hygrocybe spadicea

Date waxcap
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Hygrophoraceae
Genus: Hygrocybe
Species:
H. spadicea
Binomial name
Hygrocybe spadicea
(Scop.) P. Karst. (1879)
Synonyms
  • Agaricus spadiceus Scop. (1772)
  • Hygrophorus spadiceus (Scop.) Fr. (1838)
  • Godfrinia spadicea (Scop.) Herink (1958)

Hygrocybe spadicea is a species of agaric (gilled mushroom) in the family Hygrophoraceae. It has been given the recommended English name of Date 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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