Name:		Hygrophorus puniceus Fr.
Accepted name:		Hygrocybe punicea (Fr.) P. Kumm.
Basionym:		Agaricus puniceus Fr.
Status:		Species
Taxonomic position:		Hygrophorus Fr. [Genus] Hygrophoraceae Lotsy [Family] Agaricales Underw. [Order] Agaricomycetidae [Subclass] Agaricomycetes Doweld [Class] Agaricomycotina Doweld [Subdivision / Subphylum] Basidiomycota R.T. Moore [Division / Phylum] Fungi R.T. Moore [Kingdom]
Constituent taxa:		Subspecific taxa Hygrophorus puniceus forma minor Christ. Hygrophorus puniceus forma puniceus Hygrophorus puniceus subsp. nigrescens Quél. Hygrophorus puniceus subsp. puniceus Hygrophorus puniceus var. flavescens Kauffm. Hygrophorus puniceus var. flavescens Kauffman Hygrophorus puniceus var. nigrescens Quél. Hygrophorus puniceus var. puniceus
Catalogue data:		Saccardo, Sylloge Fungorum 5: 416
Cybertruffle Resources:		Cyberliber Cumulative Index
Links:		Fungal Databases [Systematic Botany and Mycology, USDA] Genbank Google images IMI [CABI Fungus Dried Reference Collection] Index Fungorum Landcare [New Zealand] Mycobank New York Botanic Garden [Virtual Fungus Dried Reference Collection]