Hygrocybe reesiae

Hygrocybe reesiae
Ferndale Park, Australia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Hygrophoraceae
Genus: Hygrocybe
Species:
H. reesiae
Binomial name
Hygrocybe reesiae

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]

Hygrocybe reesiae in Index Fungorum

References

  1. ^ Young, A.M. (2005). Fungi of Australia: Hygrophoraceae. (Australian Biological Resources Study) CSIRO, Canberra, ACT. pp. 119–20. ISBN 0-643-09195-5.
  2. ^ http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Hygrocybe+reesiae Hygrocybe reesiae, Index of Living Australia, retrieved June 11, 2016.