genus Hygrocybe

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Noun1.genus Hygrocybe - a genus of fungi belonging to the family Hygrophoraceae
Hygrocybe
fungus genus - includes lichen genera
family Hygrophoraceae, Hygrophoraceae - a family of fungi belonging to the order Agaricales; the gills of these fungi have a clean waxy appearance
conic waxycap, Hygrocybe acutoconica - a fungus having an acutely conic cap and dry stalks
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Of the 29 species and varieties recognized in the 450 collections studied, 28 are assigned to the genus Hygrocybe and one species to Camarophyllopsis.
Taxonomy, Ecology and Distribution of Hygrocybe (Fr.) P. Kumm. and Camarophyllopsis Herink (Fungi, Basidiomycota, Hygrocybeae) in Greenland
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