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Hygrocybe parvula

(Peck) Murrill

Small Waxgill

GNRUnranked Found in 5 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.912054
Element CodeNFFUNHYPA1
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumBasidiomycota
ClassBasidiomycetes
OrderAgaricales
FamilyHygrophoraceae
GenusHygrocybe
Synonyms
Hygrophorus parvulusPeck
Concept Reference
Schalkwijk-Barendsen, H.M.E. 1991. Mushrooms of Western Canada. Lone Pine Publishing, Edmonton. 414 pp.
Taxonomic Comments
Mycobank (2025) recognizes Hygrophorus parvulus as the accepted name for this element.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN4
ProvinceRankNative
Island of NewfoundlandSNRYes
AlbertaS1Yes
New BrunswickSUYes
British ColumbiaSUYes
QuebecS4Yes
United StatesNNR
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (5)
New Hampshire (1)
AreaForestAcres
JobildunkWhite Mountain National Forest3,660
Tennessee (1)
AreaForestAcres
Flint Mill GapCherokee National Forest9,494
Washington (1)
AreaForestAcres
Red LakeGifford Pinchot National Forest2,162
West Virginia (2)
AreaForestAcres
Tea Creek MountainMonongahela National Forest8,295
Turkey MountainMonongahela National Forest6,421
References (5)
  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. Schalkwijk-Barendsen, H.M.E. 1991. Mushrooms of Western Canada. Lone Pine Publishing, Edmonton. 414 pp.
  5. Species Fungorum. 2014. Species Fungorum Partnership (CABI, IT IS, Catalogue of Life). http://www.speciesfungorum.org (accessed 2014)