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Hygrocybe appalachianensis

Index Hygrocybe appalachianensis

Hygrocybe appalachianensis, commonly known as the Appalachian waxy cap, is a gilled fungus of the waxcap family. [1]

63 relations: Adnation, Agaric, Agaricales, Agaricomycetes, Alexander H. Smith, Amino acid, Amyloid (mycology), Appalachian Mountains, Basidiocarp, Basidiomycota, Basidiospore, Basidium, Basionym, Betalain, Biological pigment, Botanical name, Cades Cove, Clamp connection, Common name, Conjugated system, Cystidium, Deciduous, Decurrent, Edible mushroom, Ellipsoid, Fungus, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Hyaline, Hygrocybe, Hygrocybe cantharellus, Hygrocybe coccinea, Hygrocybe miniata, Hygrocybe reidii, Hygrophoraceae, Hygrophorus, Hymenium, Hypha, Indole, Lamella (mycology), Lexemuel Ray Hesler, List of Hygrocybe species, Micrometre, Molecular phylogenetics, Monograph, MycoBank, Ohio, Orthographical variant, Pileipellis, Pileus (mycology), Range (biology), ..., Saprotrophic nutrition, Section (biology), South Carolina, Species description, Spore print, Stipe (mycology), Taxonomy (biology), Temperate broadleaf and mixed forest, Tennessee, Trama (mycology), Type (biology), Type species, West Virginia. Expand index (13 more) »

Adnation

Adnation in Angiosperms is the fusion of two or more whorls of a flower, e.g. stamens to petals".

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Agaric

An agaric is a type of mushroom fungus fruiting body characterized by the presence of a pileus (cap) that is clearly differentiated from the stipe (stalk), with lamellae (gills) on the underside of the pileus.

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Agaricales

The fungal order Agaricales, also known as gilled mushrooms (for their distinctive gills) or euagarics, contains some of the most familiar types of mushrooms.

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Agaricomycetes

The Agaricomycetes are a class of fungi in the division Basidiomycota.

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Alexander H. Smith

Alexander Hanchett Smith (December 12, 1904 – December 12, 1986) was an American mycologist known for his extensive contributions to the taxonomy and phylogeny of the higher fungi, especially the agarics.

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Amino acid

Amino acids are organic compounds containing amine (-NH2) and carboxyl (-COOH) functional groups, along with a side chain (R group) specific to each amino acid.

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Amyloid (mycology)

In mycology a tissue or feature is said to be amyloid if it has a positive amyloid reaction when subjected to a crude chemical test using iodine in either Melzer's reagent or Lugol's solution, producing a black to blue-black staining.

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Appalachian Mountains

The Appalachian Mountains (les Appalaches), often called the Appalachians, are a system of mountains in eastern North America.

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Basidiocarp

In fungi, a basidiocarp, basidiome or basidioma (plural: basidiomata) is the sporocarp of a basidiomycete, the multicellular structure on which the spore-producing hymenium is borne.

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Basidiomycota

Basidiomycota is one of two large divisions that, together with the Ascomycota, constitute the subkingdom Dikarya (often referred to as the "higher fungi") within the kingdom Fungi.

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Basidiospore

A basidiospore is a reproductive spore produced by Basidiomycete fungi, a grouping that includes mushrooms, shelf fungi, rusts, and smuts.

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Basidium

Schematic showing a basidiomycete mushroom, gill structure, and spore-bearing basidia on the gill margins. A basidium (pl., basidia) is a microscopic sporangium (or spore-producing structure) found on the hymenophore of fruiting bodies of basidiomycete fungi which are also called tertiary mycellium, developed from secondary mycellium.

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Basionym

In the scientific name of organisms, basionym or basyonym means the original name on which a new name is based.

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Betalain

Betalains are a class of red and yellow indole-derived pigments found in plants of the Caryophyllales, where they replace anthocyanin pigments.

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Biological pigment

Biological pigments, also known simply as pigments or biochromes, are substances produced by living organisms that have a color resulting from selective color absorption.

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Botanical name

A botanical name is a formal scientific name conforming to the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (ICN) and, if it concerns a plant cultigen, the additional cultivar or Group epithets must conform to the International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants (ICNCP).

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Cades Cove

Cades Cove is an isolated valley located in the Tennessee section of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, USA.

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Clamp connection

A clamp connection is a hook-like structure formed by growing hyphal cells of certain fungi.

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Common name

In biology, a common name of a taxon or organism (also known as a vernacular name, English name, colloquial name, trivial name, trivial epithet, country name, popular name, or farmer's name) is a name that is based on the normal language of everyday life; this kind of name is often contrasted with the scientific name for the same organism, which is Latinized.

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Conjugated system

In chemistry, a conjugated system is a system of connected p-orbitals with delocalized electrons in molecules which are conventionally represented as having alternating single and multiple bonds, which in general may lower the overall energy of the molecule and increase stability.

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Cystidium

A cystidium (plural cystidia) is a relatively large cell found on the sporocarp of a basidiomycete (for example, on the surface of a mushroom gill), often between clusters of basidia.

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Deciduous

In the fields of horticulture and botany, the term deciduous (/dɪˈsɪdʒuəs/) means "falling off at maturity" and "tending to fall off", in reference to trees and shrubs that seasonally shed leaves, usually in the autumn; to the shedding of petals, after flowering; and to the shedding of ripe fruit.

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Decurrent

Decurrent is a term used in botany and mycology to describe plant or fungal parts that extend downward.

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Edible mushroom

Edible mushrooms are the fleshy and edible fruit bodies of several species of macrofungi (fungi which bear fruiting structures that are large enough to be seen with the naked eye).

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Ellipsoid

An ellipsoid is a surface that may be obtained from a sphere by deforming it by means of directional scalings, or more generally, of an affine transformation.

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Fungus

A fungus (plural: fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms.

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Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is an American national park and UNESCO World Heritage Site that straddles the ridgeline of the Great Smoky Mountains, part of the Blue Ridge Mountains, which are a division of the larger Appalachian Mountain chain.

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Hyaline

A hyaline substance is one with a glassy appearance.

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Hygrocybe

Hygrocybe is a genus of agarics (gilled fungi) in the family Hygrophoraceae.

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Hygrocybe cantharellus

Hygrocybe cantharellus is a mushroom of the waxcap genus Hygrocybe.

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Hygrocybe coccinea

Hygrocybe coccinea, sometimes called the scarlet hood, scarlet waxcap or righteous red waxy cap, is a colourful member of the mushroom genus Hygrocybe.

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Hygrocybe miniata

Hygrocybe miniata, commonly known as the vermilion waxcap, is a small, bright red or red-orange mushroom of the waxcap genus Hygrocybe.

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Hygrocybe reidii

Hygrocybe reidii, commonly known as the honey waxcap, is a mushroom of the waxcap genus Hygrocybe.

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Hygrophoraceae

The Hygrophoraceae are a family of fungi in the order Agaricales.

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Hygrophorus

Hygrophorus is a genus of agarics (gilled mushrooms) in the family Hygrophoraceae.

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Hymenium

The hymenium is the tissue layer on the hymenophore of a fungal fruiting body where the cells develop into basidia or asci, which produce spores.

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Hypha

A hypha (plural hyphae, from Greek ὑφή, huphḗ, "web") is a long, branching filamentous structure of a fungus, oomycete, or actinobacterium.

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Indole

Indole is an aromatic heterocyclic organic compound with formula C8H7N.

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Lamella (mycology)

A lamella, or gill, is a papery hymenophore rib under the cap of some mushroom species, most often but not always agarics.

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Lexemuel Ray Hesler

Lexemuel Ray Hesler (20 February 1888 – 20 November 1977) was an American mycologist.

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List of Hygrocybe species

This is an incomplete list of species in the genus Hygrocybe.

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Micrometre

The micrometre (International spelling as used by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures; SI symbol: μm) or micrometer (American spelling), also commonly known as a micron, is an SI derived unit of length equaling (SI standard prefix "micro-".

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Molecular phylogenetics

Molecular phylogenetics is the branch of phylogeny that analyzes genetic, hereditary molecular differences, predominately in DNA sequences, to gain information on an organism's evolutionary relationships.

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Monograph

A monograph is a specialist work of writing (in contrast to reference works) on a single subject or an aspect of a subject, often by a single author, and usually on a scholarly subject.

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MycoBank

MycoBank is an online database, documenting new mycological names and combinations, eventually combined with descriptions and illustrations.

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Ohio

Ohio is a Midwestern state in the Great Lakes region of the United States.

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Orthographical variant

In biology, within the science of scientific nomenclature, i.e. the naming of organisms, an orthographical variant (abbreviated orth. var.) in botany or an orthographic error in zoology, is a spelling mistake, typing mistake or writing mistake within a scientific publication that resulted in a somewhat different name being accidentally used for an already-named organism.

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Pileipellis

The pileipellis is the uppermost layer of hyphae in the pileus of a fungal fruit body.

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Pileus (mycology)

The pileus is the technical name for the cap, or cap-like part, of a basidiocarp or ascocarp (fungal fruiting body) that supports a spore-bearing surface, the hymenium.

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Range (biology)

In biology, the range of a species is the geographical area within which that species can be found.

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Saprotrophic nutrition

Saprotrophic nutrition or lysotrophic nutrition is a process of chemoheterotrophic extracellular digestion involved in the processing of decayed (dead or waste) organic matter.

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Section (biology)

In biology a section (Latin: Sectio) is a taxonomic rank that is applied differently between botany and zoology.

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South Carolina

South Carolina is a U.S. state in the southeastern region of the United States.

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Species description

A species description is a formal description of a newly discovered species, usually in the form of a scientific paper.

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Spore print

Making a spore print of the mushroom ''Volvariella volvacea'' shown in composite: (photo lower half) mushroom cap laid on white and dark paper; (photo upper half) cap removed after 24 hours showing pinkish-tan spore print. A 3.5-centimeter glass slide placed in middle allows for examination of spore characteristics under a microscope. A printable chart to make a spore print and start identification The spore print is the powdery deposit obtained by allowing spores of a fungal fruit body to fall onto a surface underneath.

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Stipe (mycology)

In mycology, a stipe is the stem or stalk-like feature supporting the cap of a mushroom.

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Taxonomy (biology)

Taxonomy is the science of defining and naming groups of biological organisms on the basis of shared characteristics.

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Temperate broadleaf and mixed forest

Temperate broadleaf and mixed forest is a temperate climate terrestrial biome, with broadleaf tree ecoregions, and with conifer and broadleaf tree mixed coniferous forest ecoregions.

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Tennessee

Tennessee (translit) is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States.

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Trama (mycology)

In mycology, trama is the inner, fleshy portion of a mushroom's basidiocarp, or fruit body.

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Type (biology)

In biology, a type is a particular specimen (or in some cases a group of specimens) of an organism to which the scientific name of that organism is formally attached.

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Type species

In zoological nomenclature, a type species (species typica) is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen(s).

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West Virginia

West Virginia is a state located in the Appalachian region of the Southern United States.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hygrocybe_appalachianensis

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