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merritt mushroomclass's List: Basiodiomycota: Hymenomycetes: Agaricales: Hygrophoraceae
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Hygrophoraceae
Traditionally known as waxy caps or waxcaps. Among them are some of the most brightly colored fungi encountered, often in grasslands, forests and mossy areas across the northern hemisphere.
The common name "waxy cap" comes from the waxy feel and appearance of the gills or lamellae and often of the entire fruiting body.
This family is further organized into finer groupings, including
* Genus Hygrocybe
* Genus Hygrophorus -
Genus Hygrocybe
Members of the genus Hygrocybe are distinguished from other members of the Hygrophoraceae by their often brightly-colored fruiting bodies, the saprotrophic habitat of most species (though a few have been shown to be shown to be ectomycorrhizal), and subparallel to parallel lamellar trama.
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Genus Hygrophorus
Members of Hygrophorus are distinguished from other members of this family by the dull coloration (tending towards whites, beiges, and dull oranges or yellows) of their fruiting bodies and microscopically by their divergent lamellar trama.
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