287 observationsVulnerable
Splendid Waxcap
Hygrocybe splendidissima
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Fungi ›Phylum: Basidiomycota ›Class: Agaricomycetes ›Order: Agaricales ›Family: Hygrophoraceae ›Genus: Hygrocybe
About
Hygrocybe splendidissima, commonly known as the splendid waxcap, is a mushroom of the waxcap genus Hygrocybe. Found in Europe, it was originally described as new to science in 1960 by British mycologist Peter Darbishire Orton as a species of Hygrophorus. The type was collected by Orton in fields near Membury, Devon, in 1957 Meinhard Moser transferred the species to the genus Hygrocybe in 1967. Derek Reid thought that the fungus was more appropriately classified as a...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Splendid Waxcap is Hygrocybe splendidissima.
- The Splendid Waxcap has a conservation status of Vulnerable.
- Splendid Waxcap belongs to the kingdom Fungi.
- Splendid Waxcap belongs to the phylum Basidiomycota.
- Splendid Waxcap belongs to the class Agaricomycetes.
- Splendid Waxcap belongs to the order Agaricales.
- Splendid Waxcap belongs to the family Hygrophoraceae.
- Splendid Waxcap belongs to the genus Hygrocybe.