| Generic short diagnoses: "Waxy", white-spored, non-ectotrophic, often brightly coloured agarics with thick lamellae with various attachments; often in semi-natural grasslands or in damp forests; spores inamyloid and smooth, no characteristic cystidia. |
Hygrocybe virginea - DK: snehvid vokshat, UK: Snowy Waxcap |
 | Illustration and © Jens H. Petersen Denmark, JHP-01.397 |
 | Illustration and © Jens H. Petersen Denmark, JHP-06.339 |
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