Humidicutis marginata

 Humidicutis marginata is a gilled fungus of the waxcap family.

Humidicutis marginata
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Basidiomycota
Class:
Agaricomycetes
Order:
Agaricales
Family:
Hygrophoraceae
Genus:
Humidicutis
Species:
H. marginata
Binomial name
Humidicutis marginata
(Peck) Singer
Synonyms
  • Hygrophorus marginatus Peck
  • Hygrocybe marginata (Peck) Murrill
  • Tricholoma marginatum (Peck) Singer
Humidicutis marginata
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Mycological characteristics
gills on hymenium
cap is umbonate
hymenium is adnexed
stipe is bare
spore print is white
ecology is saprotrophic
edibility: edible

TaxonomyEdit

The species was first described as Hygrophorus marginatus by Charles Horton Peck in 1876.[1] William Alphonso Murrill called it Hygrocybe marginata in 1916.[2] It was transferred to the new genus Humidicutis by Rolf Singer in 1958,[3] who had previously placed it in Tricholoma.[4]

EdibilityEdit

It is considered edible with a pleasant taste, but one guide says it is "not worthwhile".[5]

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