Biology:Hygrocybe prieta

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Short description: Species of fungus

Hygrocybe prieta
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Hygrophoraceae
Genus: Hygrocybe
Species:
H. prieta
Binomial name
Hygrocybe prieta
Lodge & Pegler (1990)

Hygrocybe prieta is a mushroom of the waxcap genus Hygrocybe. Described as new to science in 1990, it is found in Puerto Rico, where it grows on clay banks under boulders and elevated tree roots.[1]

See also

References

  1. Lodge DJ, Pegler DN. (1990). "Hygrophoraceae of the Luquillo Mountains of Puerto Rico". Mycological Research 94 (4): 443–56. doi:10.1016/S0953-7562(10)80002-4. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q19597552 entry