Hygrocybe nigrescens, commonly known as the blackening wax-cap, is a mushroom of the waxcap genus Hygrocybe. It is found in Europe[2] and Africa.[3] It has been treated as the variety nigrescens of Hygrocybe conica.[1]
| Hygrocybe nigrescens | |
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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. nigrescens
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| Binomial name | |
| Hygrocybe nigrescens | |
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Hygrocybe nigrescens | |
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 | Gills on hymenium |
 | Cap is conical |
 | Hymenium is adnexed |
 | Stipe is bare |
 | Spore print is white |
 | Ecology is mycorrhizal |
 | Edibility is edible |
See also
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edit- ^ a b c "Hygrocybe nigrescens". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
- ^ "Rogers Mushrooms - Hygrocybe nigrescens Mushroom". Rogersmushrooms.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
- ^ "Blackening Wax Cap - WhatSpecies". Whatspecies.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
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