Hygrocybe procera

Hygrocybe procera is a colourful Hygrocybe (waxcap) fungus. First described as Hygrophorus procerus by Greta Stevenson in 1963,[3] the species was transferred to Hygrocybe in 1971 by Egon Horak.[4] It is known from Europe, North America, Australia, and New Zealand.

Hygrocybe procera
Hygrocybe procera fungus on ridge below Tamahine o Kawera, Karioi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Basidiomycota
Class:
Agaricomycetes
Order:
Agaricales
Family:
Hygrophoraceae
Genus:
Hygrocybe
Species:
Hygrocybe procera
Binomial name
Hygrocybe procera
(G.Stev.) E.Horak (1971)
Synonyms[1]
  • Hygrophorus procerus G.Stev. (1963)
  • Hygrocybe procera (G.Stev.) E.Horak (1973)
  • Pseudohygrocybe procera (G.Stev.) Kovalenko (1988)[2]

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.[5]

Younger specimens also on Mount Karioi.
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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). doi:10.1080/0028825x.1971.10430193.
  5. "VIRTUAL MYCOTA: NZ Fungi Identification: Hygrocybe procera". Landcare Research. Retrieved 2012-12-18.


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