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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Agaricales |
Family: | Hygrophoraceae |
Genus: | Hygrophorus |
Species: | H. chrysodon
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Binomial name | |
Hygrophorus chrysodon (Batsch)
Fr., 1838
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Hygrophorus chrysodon, commonly known as the flaky waxy cap, [1] or gold flecked woodwax [2] is a species of fungus in the genus Hygrophorus. [3] It is edible but bland in taste. [4] [5] The species is found throughout the Northern Hemisphere. [6]
The specific epithet chrysodon is Greek for 'golden tooth', a reference to the species' gold-hued granules or hairs, which are found on the cap (especially near the edge), stipe, and gills. [6]
The caps reach 4–14 centimetres (1+1⁄2–5+1⁄2 inches), with gills subdecurrent to decurrent. [7] The fruit bodies are white, sometimes with a tinge of yellow. [6]