Hygrocybe nigrescens, commonly known as the blackening wax-cap, is a mushroom of the waxcap genus Hygrocybe. It is found in Europe[2] and Africa.[3] It has been treated as the variety nigrescens of Hygrocybe conica.[1]

Hygrocybe nigrescens
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Hygrophoraceae
Genus: Hygrocybe
Species:
H. nigrescens
Binomial name
Hygrocybe nigrescens
(Quél.) Kühner[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Hygrocybe conica var. nigrescens (Quél.) Hallgr.
  • Hygrocybe nigrescens (Quél.) Quél.
  • Hygrophorus conicus subsp. nigrescens (Quel.) Konr. & Maubl.
  • Hygrophorus conicus var. nigrescens (Quél.) Konrad & Maubl.
  • Hygrophorus nigrescens (Quél.) Quél.
  • Hygrophorus puniceus subsp. nigrescens (Quél.) Sacc.
  • Hygrophorus puniceus var. nigrescens Quél.
Hygrocybe nigrescens
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Gills on hymenium
Cap is conical
Hymenium is adnexed
Stipe is bare
Spore print is white
Ecology is mycorrhizal
Edibility is edible

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Hygrocybe nigrescens". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  2. ^ "Rogers Mushrooms - Hygrocybe nigrescens Mushroom". Rogersmushrooms.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
  3. ^ "Blackening Wax Cap - WhatSpecies". Whatspecies.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
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