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Hygrocybe flavescens

(Kauffman) Singer

a fungus

GNRUnranked Found in 7 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1065222
Element CodeNFAGA160F0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
KingdomFungi
PhylumBasidiomycota
ClassAgaricomycetes
OrderAgaricales
FamilyHygrophoraceae
GenusHygrocybe
Synonyms
Godfrinia flavescens(Kauffman) HerinkHygrocybe chlorophana var. aurantiacaBonHygrophorus flavescens(Kauffman) A.H. Sm. & HeslerHygrophorus puniceus var. flavescensKauffman
Concept Reference
Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2018. In Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (https://indexfungorum.org and https://speciesfungorum.org) database export on 16 June 2018. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Taxonomic Comments
Mycobank (2025) recognizes Hygrocybe chlorophana var. aurantiaca as the accepted name for this element.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
CanadaNNR
ProvinceRankNative
New BrunswickSUYes
SaskatchewanSUYes
Nova ScotiaSUYes
British ColumbiaSUYes
AlbertaSUYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (7)
Pennsylvania (1)
AreaForestAcres
Minister ValleyAllegheny National Forest1,417
Tennessee (1)
AreaForestAcres
Bald MountainCherokee National Forest11,743
Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
The PriestGeorge Washington National Forest5,737
Washington (2)
AreaForestAcres
Green MountainOlympic National Forest4,617
PompeyGifford Pinchot National Forest23,985
West Virginia (2)
AreaForestAcres
Canaan LoopMonongahela National Forest7,867
Glady ForkMonongahela National Forest3,239
References (4)
  1. Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2018. <i>In</i> Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (<a href="https://indexfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://indexfungorum.org</a> and <a href="https://speciesfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://speciesfungorum.org</a>) database export on 16 June 2018. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  2. Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2025. <i>In</i> Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (<a href="https://indexfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://indexfungorum.org</a> and <a href="https://speciesfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://speciesfungorum.org</a>) database export on 29 September 2025. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  3. MycoBank. 2025. MycoBank database download, export date January 2025. International Mycological Association. [http://www.mycobank.org]
  4. Species Fungorum. Species Fungorum Partnership (CABI, IT IS, Catalogue of Life). http://www.speciesfungorum.org. (accessed 2015)