Gliophorus reginae

Gliophorus reginae is a species of agaric fungus in the family Hygrophoraceae. It was described as new to science in 2013.[2]

Gliophorus reginae
G. reginae, showing colour variation
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Basidiomycota
Class:
Agaricomycetes
Order:
Agaricales
Family:
Hygrophoraceae
Genus:
Gliophorus
Species:
G. reginae
Binomial name
Gliophorus reginae
Dentinger, A.M.Ainsw., & P.F.Cannon (2013)
Synonyms[1]
  • Hygrocybe sciophanoides var. carneoviolacea B.Lefebvre (2001)

The mushroom resembles the well-known Gliophorus psittacinus (the "common parrot cap"), for which it may sometimes have been mistaken in the past. The distinctiveness of G. reginnae was confirmed by DNA analysis. Like G. psittacinus, it is a "waxcap" with viscid cap and stem, having a very variable cap colour, and it grows in mown grass which has not been enriched with nitrogen.[2]

The name reginae (meaning "of the queen") was given in honour of the diamond jubilee and coronation anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II, which happened around the time of the discovery, and also because of the purple cap colour (perhaps "royal").[2]

References
  1. "GSD Species Synonymy: Gliophorus reginae Dentinger, A.M. Ainsw., & P.F. Cannon". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
  2. Ainsworth AM, Cannon PF, Dentinger BT (2013). "DNA barcoding and morphological studies reveal two new species of waxcap mushrooms (Hygrophoraceae) in Britain". MycoKeys. 7: 45–63. doi:10.3897/mycokeys.7.5860.


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