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Cuphophyllus Canus
''Cuphophyllus'' is a genus of agaric fungi in the family (biology), family Hygrophoraceae. ''Cuphophyllus'' species belong to a group known as waxcaps in English, sometimes also waxy caps in North America or waxgills in New Zealand. In Europe, ''Cuphophyllus'' species are typical of waxcap grasslands, a declining habitat due to changing agricultural practices. As a result, four species, ''Cuphophyllus atlanticus'' (as ''Cuphophyllus canescens, C. canescens''), ''Cuphophyllus colemannianus, C. colemannianus'', ''Cuphophyllus lacmus, C. lacmus'', and ''Cuphophyllus lepidopus, C. lepidopus'' are of global conservation concern and are listed as "vulnerable" on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Taxonomy History The genus was described by French mycologist Marcel Bon in 1985, though it was subsequently synonym (biology), synonymized with ''Hygrocybe'' by some authorities. ''Cuphophyllus'' species have sometimes been referred to the genus ''Camarophyllus'' (Elias Magnus Fries, Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hygrocybe Pratensis
''Cuphophyllus pratensis'' is a species of agaric (gilled mushroom) in the family (biology), family Hygrophoraceae. It has been given the recommended English name of meadow waxcap in the UK and in North America has variously been called the meadow waxy cap, salmon waxy cap, and butter meadowcap. The species has a widespread, mainly temperate distribution, occurring in grassland in Europe and in woodland elsewhere. The basidiocarps (fruit bodies) are edible and are occasionally collected and sold commercially. Taxonomy The species was first described in 1774 by the German mycologist and naturalist Jacob Christian Schäffer as ''Agaricus pratensis''. It was subsequently combined in a number of different genera, before being transferred to ''Hygrocybe'' in 1914. The specific name (botany), specific epithet comes from Latin "pratensis" (= growing in meadows). Molecular phylogenetics, Molecular research, based on cladistic analysis of DNA sequences, has found that ''Hygrocybe pratensi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |