Hygrophoropsis purpurascens
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Hygrophoropsis purpurascens | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Boletales |
| Family: | Hygrophoropsidaceae |
| Genus: | Hygrophoropsis |
| Species: | H. purpurascens |
| Binomial name | |
| Hygrophoropsis purpurascens | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Hygrophoropsis purpurascens is a species of fungus in the family Hygrophoropsidaceae. Originally described by Miles Joseph Berkeley and Moses Ashley Curtis in 1869 as Marasmius purpurascens,[1] it was transferred to the genus Hygrophoropsis by Richard Dennis in 1952. It has been collected from Trinidad, Venezuela, Jamaica, and Cuba, where it grows on rotting logs in forests.[2]
