| Hygrophoropsidaceae | |
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| False chanterelle, Albin Schmalfuß, 1897 |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Boletales |
| Family: | Hygrophoropsidaceae Kühner |
| Type genus | |
| Hygrophoropsis (J.Schröt.) Maire ex Martin-Sans |
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| Genera | |
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Hygrophoropsis |
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The Hygrophoropsidaceae are a family of mushrooms that are gilled in appearance but lie within the Boletales. The family contains 18 species within two genera:[1] Leucogyrophana and Hygrophoropsis, with the best-known member being the "false chanterelle" (Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca).