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Cuphophyllus recurvatus
little brown waxy-cap
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Distribution: North America
Habitat: Grassy areas and under conifers.
Substrate: Soil.
Conservation Status: Not of concern
Description:
Identification Notes:
Very small brown wax cap. Cap up to 1" diameter, dry or lubricous or slightly viscid and olive brown to pallid. Convex to flat to slightly depressed, margin wavy or pleated. Flesh is thin, fragile and olive-brown. Gills are decurrent, distant, broad, and whitish to pale gray. Stem dry, whitish to olive brown, up to 2" tall. Spore print white.
Accepted Name:
Cuphophyllus recurvatus (Peck) Lebeuf
Publication: Lebeuf, R. 2018. Nomenclatural novelties. Index Fungorum. 359:1-1 2018.
Publication: Lebeuf, R. 2018. Nomenclatural novelties. Index Fungorum. 359:1-1 2018.
Synonyms & Misapplications:
Hygrophorus recurvatus Peck [PNWKC]
Additional Resources:
PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Cuphophyllus recurvatus in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database
CalPhotos: Cuphophyllus recurvatus photos
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