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Hygrophorus chrysodon

(Batsch) Fr.

Flaky Waxy Cap

GNRUnranked Found in 33 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.881084
Element CodeNFHYG000B0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumBasidiomycota
ClassBasidiomycetes
OrderAgaricales
FamilyHygrophoraceae
GenusHygrophorus
Synonyms
Agaricus chrysodonBatschLimacium chrysodon(Batsch) P. Kumm.
Other Common Names
Golden-fringed Waxgill (EN)
Concept Reference
Phillips, R. 1991. Mushrooms of North America. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. 319 pp.
Ecology & Habitat
Terrestrial Habitats
Forest - HardwoodForest - ConiferForest - Mixed
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MontanaSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Island of NewfoundlandSNRYes
Yukon TerritorySUYes
AlbertaS4Yes
New BrunswickSUYes
British ColumbiaS4Yes
QuebecS4Yes
ManitobaS4Yes
SaskatchewanSUYes
Nova ScotiaSUYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (33)
California (13)
AreaForestAcres
Bell QuinbyShasta-Trinity National Forest11,556
Bonanza KingShasta-Trinity National Forest16,402
Castle Crags AShasta-Trinity National Forest113
Castle Crags BShasta-Trinity National Forest1,619
Cow CreekShasta-Trinity National Forest22,627
Devils RockShasta-Trinity National Forest16,209
EagleShasta-Trinity National Forest6,553
Iceberg - Silver Mtn.Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest294
Little French CShasta-Trinity National Forest11,529
Orleans Mtn. CSix Rivers National Forest15,589
PattisonShasta-Trinity National Forest29,299
SoldierModoc National Forest10,102
West GirardShasta-Trinity National Forest37,516
Colorado (1)
AreaForestAcres
San MiguelSan Juan NF64,263
Idaho (1)
AreaForestAcres
West Meadow CreekNez Perce-Clearwater National Forest115,949
Montana (2)
AreaForestAcres
HoodooLolo National Forest105,162
Scotchman Peaks (MT)Kootenai National Forest53,909
New Mexico (4)
AreaForestAcres
Black CanyonSanta Fe National Forest1,922
Canada Bonito RNASanta Fe National Forest487
Juan de Gabaldon GrantSanta Fe National Forest8,023
Little TesuqueSanta Fe National Forest815
Oregon (4)
AreaForestAcres
Boulder ParkWallowa-Whitman National Forest12,141
FairviewUmpqua National Forest7,417
Twin LakesMt. Hood National Forest6,055
Upper Catherine CreekWallowa-Whitman National Forest6,446
Utah (7)
AreaForestAcres
418015Uinta National Forest17,289
418016Uinta National Forest35,240
Boulder Mtn. / Boulder Top / Deer LakeDixie National Forest110,690
Capital ReefDixie National Forest763
GibsonWasatch-Cache National Forest5,350
HancockDixie National Forest9,809
Long Neck Mesa / Steep Creek / Oak Creek - Steep Creek / OakDixie National Forest55,489
Wyoming (1)
AreaForestAcres
Laramie PeakMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest28,608
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. Index Fungorum. Online global fungal nomenclator. Index Fungorum Partnership (CABI, CBS, Landcare Research). www.indexfungorum.org (accessed 2012).
  4. MycoBank. 2025. MycoBank database download, export date January 2025. International Mycological Association. [http://www.mycobank.org]
  5. Phillips, R. 1991. Mushrooms of North America. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. 319 pp.