Biology:Hygrocybe laetissima
| Hygrocybe laetissima | |
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| Marin County, California, 2021 | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Hygrophoraceae |
| Genus: | Hygrocybe |
| Species: | H. laetissima
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| Binomial name | |
| Hygrocybe laetissima A.H. Sm. & Hesler, 1942
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Hygrocybe laetissima, also known as the cherry-red waxy cap, is a species of gilled mushroom found in North America.[1] It appears to flourish in association with redwood forests.[2][3] The authors of Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast note that this waxy cap is superficially similar to other waxy caps, including Hygrocybe splendidissima, Hygrocybe punicea, Hygrocybe aurantiosplendens, and Hygrocybe marchii.[2] It also overlaps somewhat in range and appearance with Hygrocybe coccinea.[4] This one has the coloration of a Rainier cherry. Not recommended as an edible mushroom because close cousins (namely, punicea) have made people sick.[2] This mushroom species was first described by Alexander H. Smith and L. R. Hesler.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ "Hygrocybe laetissima (Cherry-Red Waxy Cap)" (in en-US). https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/430531-Hygrocybe-laetissima.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Siegel, Noah; Schwarz, Christian (2016-08-09) (in en). Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast: A Comprehensive Guide to the Fungi of Coastal Northern California. Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed. p. 293. ISBN 978-1-60774-817-5. https://books.google.com/books?id=jFumDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA293&dq=Hygrocybe+laetissima&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiX5er7jYmEAxXQKUQIHfHaAtIQ6AF6BAgOEAM#v=onepage&q=Hygrocybe%20laetissima&f=false.
- ↑ "Mushrooms of Muir Woods" (in en). https://www.nps.gov/muwo/learn/nature/mushrooms-of-muir-woods.htm.
- ↑ "Hygrocybe laetissima (Waxy Caps) | Fungus Federation of Santa Cruz". https://ffsc.us/MOM/2016/Waxy.
- ↑ Hesler, L. R.; Hesler, L. R.; Smith, Alexander H. (1963). North American species of Hygrophorus. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press. pp. 204–206. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.61976. OCLC 167605. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/126104.
Wikidata ☰ Q49620832 entry
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