Hygrophorus goetzii

Hygrophorus goetzii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Hygrophoraceae
Genus: Hygrophorus
Species: H. goetzii
Binomial name
Hygrophorus goetzii
Hesler & A.H.Sm. (1963)

Hygrophorus goetzii (Hygrophorus goetzei is an orthographical variant spelling)[1] is a species of fungus in the family Hygrophoraceae. It is a snowbank mushroom with a rosy-pink cap that fades to cream color in maturity. Its spores measure 12–15 by 7–9 µm. The edibility of this species has not been tested.[2]

See also

List of Hygrophorus species

References

  1. ^ "Hygrophorus goetzii Hesler & A.H. Sm. 1963". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. http://www.mycobank.org/MycoTaxo.aspx?Link=T&Rec=332243. Retrieved 2010-12-30. 
  2. ^ Orr DB, Orr RT. (1979). Mushrooms of Western North America. Berkeley, California: University of California Press. p. 211. ISBN 0-520-03656-5. 

External links