Hygrophorus limacinus

Hygrophorus limacinus (Scop.) Fr.

A species in the family Hygrophoraceae, order Agaricales. Recorded under 5 common names across 2 languages.

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Classification

Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Hygrophoraceae
Genus: Hygrophorus

What it is called

Catalan: Mocoses, llenega, llenegais
Spanish: mucosa

Also known as

Older literature may use these names. They all refer to the same species.

Gymnopus limacinus (Scop.) Gray
Hygrophorus latitabundus f. albus Rocabruna & Tabarés
Limacium limacinum (Scop.) Wünsche

Others in Hygrophorus

Agaricus russula Camarophyllus alpinus Hygrophorus abieticola Hygrophorus adiaphorus Hygrophorus agathosmoides Hygrophorus agathosmus Hygrophorus albicarneus Hygrophorus albicastaneus Hygrophorus albiflavus Hygrophorus albinellus Hygrophorus albipes Hygrophorus alboflavescens

Classification and names from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (CC-BY 4.0).

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