Chromosera xanthochroa (P.D. Orton) Vizzini & Ercole
(Alpine Waxcap)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesChromosera xanthochroa (Alpine Waxcap)
GenusChromosera
FamilyHYGROPHORACEAE (waxcaps and woodwaxes)
OrderAGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Orton, P.D. 1964 Notes on British Agarics II Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh Vol XXVI, No 1: 43-65.

Chromosera xanthochroa (Alpine Waxcap) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Chromosera xanthochroa (Alpine Waxcap)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Chromosera xanthochroa (Alpine Waxcap)

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