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Hygrophorus erubescens

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Pink Waxy Cap

GNRUnranked Found in 12 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.881087
Element CodeNFHYG000C0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumBasidiomycota
ClassBasidiomycetes
OrderAgaricales
FamilyHygrophoraceae
GenusHygrophorus
Concept Reference
Phillips, R. 1991. Mushrooms of North America. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. 319 pp.
Ecology & Habitat
Terrestrial Habitats
Forest - Conifer
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MontanaSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
AlbertaS4Yes
Yukon TerritorySUYes
New BrunswickSUYes
QuebecS4Yes
British ColumbiaS4Yes
Nova ScotiaSUYes
Island of NewfoundlandSNRYes
SaskatchewanS3Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (12)
Alaska (8)
AreaForestAcres
Bering LakeChugach National Forest965,076
Chugach-12Chugach National Forest8,116
Chugach-13Chugach National Forest13,337
Copper River WetlandsChugach National Forest85,972
Fidalgo-GravinaChugach National Forest257,968
Mansfield PeninsulaTongass National Forest54,991
Sheridan GlacierChugach National Forest224,683
Sitka SoundTongass National Forest13,459
Colorado (1)
AreaForestAcres
San MiguelSan Juan NF64,263
Oregon (1)
AreaForestAcres
TahkenitchSiuslaw National Forest5,799
Washington (2)
AreaForestAcres
Grassy TopIdaho Panhandle National Forests13,485
Grassy TopColville National Forest10,302
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.