Gliophorus europerplexus

Gliophorus europerplexus

Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Hygrophoraceae
Genus: Gliophorus
Species:
G. europerplexus
Binomial name
Gliophorus europerplexus
Dentinger, A.M.Ainsw., & P.F.Cannon (2013)
Gliophorus europerplexus
Mycological characteristics
Gills on hymenium
Cap is umbonate
Hymenium is adnate
Stipe is bare
Spore print is white
Ecology is mycorrhizal
Edibility is unknown

Gliophorus europerplexus is a species of agaric (gilled mushroom) in the family Hygrophoraceae. It has been given the recommended English name of butterscotch waxcap. The species has a European distribution, occurring mainly in agriculturally unimproved grassland. Threats to its habitat have resulted in the species being assessed as globally "vulnerable" on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

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