Neohygrocybe

Neohygrocybe
Neohygrocybe ovina, Norway
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Hygrophoraceae
Genus: Neohygrocybe
Herink (1958)
Type species
Neohygrocybe ovina
(Bull.) Herink (1958)
Species

Neohygrocybe griseonigra
Neohygrocybe ingrata
Neohygrocybe innata
Neohygrocybe lawsonensis
Neohygrocybe nitrata
Neohygrocybe pseudoingrata
Neohygrocybe squarrosa
Neohygrocybe subovina

Neohygrocybe is a genus of agaric fungi in the family Hygrophoraceae. Neohygrocybe species belong to a group known as waxcaps in English, sometimes also waxy caps in North America or waxgills in New Zealand. In Europe, Neohygrocybe species are typical of waxcap grasslands, a declining habitat due to changing agricultural practices. As a result, three species, Neohygrocybe ingrata, Neohygrocybe nitrata, and Neohygrocybe ovina, are of global conservation concern and are listed as "vulnerable" on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

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