Hygrocybe reesiae
Species of fungus
Hygrocybe reesiae | |
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Ferndale Park, Australia | |
Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Agaricales |
Family: | Hygrophoraceae |
Genus: | Hygrocybe |
Species: | H. reesiae |
Binomial name | |
Hygrocybe reesiae A.M.Young 1997 |
Hygrocybe reesiae is a mushroom of the waxcap genus Hygrocybe. It is pink or lilac in colour, and generally grows in moist, shady conditions. A rare species, it is only found near Sydney and Tasmania.[1] It was described in 1997 by mycologist Anthony M. Young.[2]
External links
Hygrocybe reesiae in Index Fungorum