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Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus

(Fr.) Fr.

Sheathed Waxy Cap

GNRUnranked Found in 7 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.881093
Element CodeNFHYG000E0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumBasidiomycota
ClassBasidiomycetes
OrderAgaricales
FamilyHygrophoraceae
GenusHygrophorus
Synonyms
Agaricus olivaceoalbusFr.Limacium olivaceoalbum(Fr.) P. Kumm.
Other Common Names
Olive Waxy Cap (EN)
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)
CanadaN4
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaS4Yes
Nova ScotiaSUYes
QuebecS4Yes
SaskatchewanSUYes
AlbertaS4Yes
Island of NewfoundlandSNRYes
New BrunswickSUYes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MontanaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (7)
Alaska (5)
AreaForestAcres
Bering LakeChugach National Forest965,076
LindenbergTongass National Forest25,855
Mansfield PeninsulaTongass National Forest54,991
North RevillaTongass National Forest215,430
RevillaTongass National Forest29,298
Utah (2)
AreaForestAcres
Bullion - DelanoFishlake National Forest14,917
Tushar MountainFishlake National Forest39,992
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.