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Hygrocybe nigrescens

(Quel.) Kuhner

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Hygrocybe nigrescens, commonly known as the blackening wax-cap, is a mushroom of the waxcap genus Hygrocybe. It is found in Europe and Africa. It has been treated as the variety nigrescens of Hygrocybe conica.

Description

A subtropical fungus in the Hygrophoraceae family.

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Distribution

It is a subtropical plant.

Where It Grows

Mexico, North America,

References (2)

  • Boa, E. R., 2004, Wild edible fungi and their importance to people. FAO Non Wood Forest Products Booklet 17
  • Li, H., et al, 2020, Reviewing the world’s edible mushroom species: A new evidence-based classification system. Compr Rev Food Sci Food Saf. 2021;20:1982–2014.

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