Hygrocybe lepida is an agaric (gilled mushroom) in the family Hygrophoraceae. The species occurs in Europe and was previously referred to the American Hygrocybe cantharellus[1] but is now known to be distinct.[2] Its recommended English name (as H. cantharellus) is goblet waxcap.[3] The species is typically found in nutrient-poor waxcap grassland.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Hygrophoraceae |
| Genus: | Hygrocybe |
| Species: | H. lepida
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| Binomial name | |
| Hygrocybe lepida Arnolds (1986)
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Taxonomy edit
It was first described in 1986 by the Dutch mycologist Eef Arnolds who classified it as Hygrocybe lepida.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b Boertmann D. (2010). The genus Hygrocybe (2nd ed.). Copenhagen: Danish Mycological Society. ISBN 978-87-983581-7-6.
- ^ "The Global Fungal Red List Initiative: Hygrocybe lepida". Retrieved 2022-08-02.
- ^ Holden L. "English names for fungi". British Mycological Society. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
- ^ Arnolds, Eef (1986). "Notes on Hygrophoraceae VIII" (PDF). Persoonia. 13 (2): 139–143 – via www.mykoweb.com.