🍄 Family

Hygrophoropsidaceae

3 species · Fungi

Fungi › Basidiomycota › Agaricomycetes › Boletales › Hygrophoropsidaceae

Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca is a widely distributed saprophytic orange mushroom found across many world regions.

Hygrophoropsis rufa is a rare saprophytic fungus that grows on woodchips or near conifer stumps, identifiable by its brown cap and orange gills.

Leucogyrophana mollusca is a fungus that decomposes dead conifer wood to recycle forest nutrients.

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Boletaceae 137 species Suillaceae 30 species Gomphidiaceae 9 species Sclerodermataceae 8 species Diplocystidiaceae 4 species Paxillaceae 4 species Calostomataceae 3 species Gyroporaceae 3 species

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