Hygrocybe cantharellus, commonly known as chanterelle waxy cap, is an agaric (gilled mushroom) in the family Hygrophoraceae. It is found in eastern North America[2] and Australia.[3] The European Hygrocybe lepida was previously referred to this name,[4] but is now known to be distinct.[5]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Hygrophoraceae |
| Genus: | Hygrocybe |
| Species: | H. cantharellus
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| Hygrocybe cantharellus | |
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References
edit- ^ "GSD Species Synonymy: Hygrocybe cantharellus (Schwein.) Murrill". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 2014-02-28.
- ^ Miller Jr., Orson K.; Miller, Hope H. (2006). North American Mushrooms: A Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi. Guilford, CN: FalconGuide. p. 62. ISBN 978-0-7627-3109-1.
- ^ Young AM. (2005). A Field Guide to the Fungi of Australia. UNSW Press. p. 138. ISBN 978-0868407425.
- ^ Boertmann D. (2010). The genus Hygrocybe (2nd ed.). Copenhagen: Danish Mycological Society. ISBN 978-87-983581-7-6.
- ^ "The Global Fungal Red List Initiative: Hygrocybe lepida". Retrieved 2022-08-02.
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