Kingdom Fungi Class Agaricomycetes Family Hygrophoraceae | Division Basidiomycota Order Agaricales Genus Hygrocybe | |
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Similar Clavulinopsis sulcata, Hygrocybe astatogala, Hygrocybe anomala, Porpolomopsis lewelliniae, Russula lenkunya | ||
Hygrocybe reesiae is a mushroom of the waxcap genus Hygrocybe. It is pink or lilac in colour, and generally grows in moist, shady conditions. A rare species, it is only found near Sydney and Tasmania. It was described in 1997 by mycologist Anthony M. Young.
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