Hygrocybe procera

Hygrocybe procera
On ridge below Tamahine o Kawera, Karioi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Hygrophoraceae
Genus: Hygrocybe
Species:
H. procera
Binomial name
Hygrocybe procera
(G.Stev.) E.Horak (1971)
Synonyms
  • Hygrophorus procerus G.Stev. (1963)
  • Hygrocybe procera (G.Stev.) E.Horak (1973)
  • Pseudohygrocybe procera (G.Stev.) Kovalenko (1988)

Hygrocybe procera is a species of agaric (gilled mushroom) in the family Hygrophoraceae. First described as Hygrophorus procerus by Greta Stevenson in 1963, the species was transferred to Hygrocybe in 1971 by Egon Horak. It is only known with certainty from New Zealand.

Description

The fruit bodies of this fungus are red, orange or yellow with a cap up to 5 cm in diameter, and a 15–70 x 3–6 mm cylindrical stipe (stem) of uniform diameter, or tapering towards its base. It is seen between February and June in forests.

Younger specimens also on Mount Karioi.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Hygrocybe procera (G. Stev.) E. Horak :446, 1971". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2012-12-19.
  2. ↑ Kovalenko AE. (1988). "New combinations within the Hygrophoraceae Lotsy". Mikologiya i Fitopatologiya. 22 (3): 207–9.
  3. ↑ Stevenson G. (1963). "The Agaricales of New Zealand. IV. Hygrophoraceae". Kew Bulletin. 16 (3): 373–84. doi:10.2307/4114672. JSTOR 4114672.
  4. ↑ Horak E. (1971). "A contribution towards the revision of the Agaricales (Fungi) from New Zealand". New Zealand Journal of Botany. 9 (3): 403–62 (see p. 446). Bibcode:1971NZJB....9..402H. doi:10.1080/0028825x.1971.10430193.
  5. ↑ "VIRTUAL MYCOTA: NZ Fungi Identification: Hygrocybe procera". Landcare Research. Retrieved 2012-12-18.