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Ivory waxy cap or the cowboy's handkerch
Hygrophorus eburneus
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Hygrophorus eburneus, commonly known as the ivory waxy cap or the cowboy's handkerchief, is a species of edible mushroom in the waxgill family of fungi. Hygrophorus eburneus is the type species of the genus Hygrophorus. The fruit bodies are medium-sized, pure white, and when wet are covered in a layer of slime thick enough to make the mushroom difficult to pick up. The gills are broadly attached to the stem or running down it; as the family name suggests, they feel waxy when rubbed between the fingers.
- Family
- Hygrophoraceae
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- Name
- Hygrophorus eburneus
- Slug
- hygrophorus-eburneus
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Family
- Hygrophoraceae
- Genus
- Hygrophorus
- Species
- eburneus
- Wikidata QID
- Q1112614
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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