Hygrophorus (woodwax toadstools)

Hygrophorus (woodwax toadstools) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Hygrophorus (woodwax toadstools) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

AGARICALES
(mushrooms and toadstools)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Macromycetes
(larger fungi, macrofungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

Subtaxon	Rank	No of interactions	No of references
Hygrophorus agathosmus Almond Woodwax	Species	5 trophisms
Hygrophorus arbustivus Forest Woodwax	Species	2 trophisms	2 references
Hygrophorus camarophyllus Arched Woodwax	Species	1 trophisms	1 references
Hygrophorus chrysodon Gold Flecked Woodwax	Species	5 trophisms	1 references
Hygrophorus cossus a woodwax	Species	1 trophisms
Hygrophorus discoxanthus Yellowing Woodwax	Species	4 trophisms
Hygrophorus eburneus Ivory Woodwax, Ivory Wax-cap	Species	3 trophisms	1 references
Hygrophorus erubescens Blotched Woodwax	Species	2 trophisms
Hygrophorus hedrychii Sweet Woodwax	Species	1 trophisms
Hygrophorus hypothejus Herald Of Winter	Species	5 trophisms
Hygrophorus lindtneri a woodwax	Species	1 trophisms
Hygrophorus lucorum Larch Woodwax	Species	4 trophisms
Hygrophorus mesotephrus Ashen Woodwax	Species	3 trophisms
Hygrophorus nemoreus Oak Woodwax	Species	1 trophisms
Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus a woodwax	Species	1 trophisms
Hygrophorus penarius Matt Woodwax	Species	3 trophisms
Hygrophorus persoonii a woodwax	Species	3 trophisms
Hygrophorus piceae a woodwax	Species	1 trophisms
Hygrophorus pudorinus Rosy Woodwax	Species	1 trophisms
Hygrophorus pustulatus Blistered Woodwax	Species	2 trophisms
Hygrophorus russula Pinkmottle Woodwax	Species	1 trophisms	1 references
Hygrophorus unicolor Twotone Woodwax	Species	1 trophisms	1 references

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Hygrophorus (woodwax toadstools)

Identification Works

Author	Year	Title	Source
Bas, C., Kuper, T.W., Noordeloos, M.E. & Vellinga, E.C.	1990	Flora Agaricina Neerlandica 2	Flora Agaricina Neerlandica, Vol 2, 137pp, A. A. Balkema
Bon, M.	1990	Hygrophoraceae	Documents Mycologiques - Flore Mycologique d'Europe, 1, 99 plus platespp, Marcel Bon
Candusso, M.	1994	Hygrophorus	Fungi Europaei, Vol 6, 784pp, Libreria Basso

Hygrophorus (woodwax toadstools) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

AGARICALES
(mushrooms and toadstools)

AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)

AGARICOMYCETES
(a class of fungi)

BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers, basidiomycetes)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Gasteromycetes
(puffballs, earthstars,  earthballs, stinkhorns, truffles etc.)

Macromycetes
(larger fungi, macrofungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

BioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 102 images of Hygrophorus (woodwax toadstools)

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Genus	Hygrophorus (woodwax toadstools)
Family	HYGROPHORACEAE (waxcaps and woodwaxes)
Order	AGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
Subclass	AGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
Class	AGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
Subphylum	AGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
Phylum	BASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Hygrophorus Fr.
(woodwax toadstools)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Hygrophorus is also a member of:

Identification Works

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