Humidicutis marginata
Species of fungus
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Humidicutis marginata is a gilled fungus of the waxcap family.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Hygrophoraceae |
| Genus: | Humidicutis |
| Species: | H. marginata |
| Binomial name | |
| Humidicutis marginata | |
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| Mycological characteristics | |
 | Gills on hymenium |
 | Cap is umbonate |
 | Hymenium is adnexed |
 | Stipe is bare |
 | Spore print is white |
 | Ecology is saprotrophic |
 | Edibility is edible |
Taxonomy
The species was first described as Hygrophorus marginatus by Charles Horton Peck in 1876.[1] William Alphonso Murrill called it Hygrocybe marginata in 1916.[2] It was transferred to the new genus Humidicutis by Rolf Singer in 1958,[3] who had previously placed it in Tricholoma.[4]
Description
The orangish cap is up to 4 centimetres (1+1⁄2 in) wide and the yellowish stipe 9 cm (3+1⁄2 in) long. The spore print is white.[5]
Distribution and habitat
It is found in North America under trees.[5]
Edibility
It is considered edible with a pleasant taste, but one guide says it is "not worthwhile".[6]