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Western Witch's Hat (Hygrocybe singeri)

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Hygrocybe singeri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Hygrophoraceae
Genus: Hygrocybe
Species:
H. singeri
Binomial name
Hygrocybe singeri
(Smith & Hesler) Singer
Synonyms

Hygrophorus singeri Smith & Hesler

Hygrocybe singeri
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Gills on hymenium
Cap is conical
Hymenium is adnexed
Stipe is bare
Spore print is white
Ecology is mycorrhizal
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Hygrocybe singeri or witch's hat is a species of Hygrocybe from Northwestern California.[1]

The species is very similar to Hygrocybe conica, differing in its viscid stipe.[2]

Hygrocybe singeri spores 1000x

References

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  1. ^ "Hygrocybe singeri in MycoBank".
  2. ^ Trudell, Steve; Ammirati, Joe (2009). Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest. Timber Press Field Guides. Portland, OR: Timber Press. p. 64. ISBN 978-0-88192-935-5.
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